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11 WOODSTOCK: State DEC commissioner will assign SEQRA lead agency status for the library building

12 NEW PALTZ: The Town Board creates a new committee to help re-imagine policing in New Paltz

18 SAUGERTIES: Saugerties man implicated in fi rebombing of New York Police Department vehicle

8 KINGSTON: Kingston School District Board of Education adopts anti-racism resolution

16 SCHOOLS: SUNY New Paltz to off er mix of in-person classes,

remote-learning. Fall semester instruction will end at Thanksgiving

18 HOLIDAY: Despite the pandemic, Saugerties pays

tribute to essential workers with a 31-mile motorcade parade

14 TRAILS: Planning team unveils draft improvement plan

for the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail in the Village of New Paltz

PLUS: Second skydiver killed, circumstances of fi rst death in Gardiner are still being explored PAGE 13

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Admirers of Noami Leaf Halpern gathered to wish her a happy 106th birthday – pandemic-style, through window glass outside the Golden Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Kingston last Friday afternoon.

Teaching from quarantineYiddish Corner students fête Noami Leaf Halpern’s 106th birthday at Golden Hill PAGE 9

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Zero Place in New Paltz may soon openZero Place, the net-zero building

going up on Route 32 in New Paltz, may still be opened in September de-spite pandemic-related construction delays according to developer David Shepler.

The coronavirus shutdown “hit us at a bad time,” Shepler said. The roof wasn’t on the building yet when the governor ordered all work to stop. However, exceptions to button down the structure were made, and the bare minimum to protect it from the ele-ments was done in March under strict

rules. Shepler praised local building inspectors for their cooperation. After that was completed, “It was harder to justify continuing, and we had to shut down like everybody else.”

Construction resumed when the mid-Hudson region was moved into phase one of the governor’s reopening plan, Shepler said He’s hopeful that Zero Place will be open in late Septem-ber or early October. “It’s less about la-bor than it is about the supply chain,” he said.

The project was first proposed in 2015, with a planning process that was scrutinized by neighbors who feared it would negatively impact the nearby vil-lage historic district. In January 2019, Luis Martinez, principal of general contractor Lalo Group, was detained

on immigration violations. After sig-nificant community activism, Martinez

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Parking at Little Deep in Woodstock.

Woodstock swimming crackdown

Those entering the recently closed Big Deep

and Little Deep in Woodstock now face a trespass-ing charge due to recent enforcement efforts by the town. Crowding and piles of garbage forced the Town of Woodstock to close popular Big Deep swimming hole.

Now that closing includes Little Deep. The town-owned prop-erty has now posted No Trespassing. If caught by police patrolling the area, violators will be issued a warning the first time, then a court summons if seen again.

“The Town of Woodstock has not come to this decision lightly,” the town posted on its Facebook page. “We tried to keep Big Deep and Little Deep open to the public, but time and time again have found littering and messes left behind by visitors. Add to this the need to maintain safety during the pandemic, and the present sit-uation is unworkable. We truly wish that it did not come down to this.”

The posting has prompted 633 comments and has been shared more than 1000 times. Most of the commenters are understand-ing and have suggested volunteer cleanups. Supervisor Bill McK-enna said the June 26 post has reached 150,000 people.

McKenna said groups of sometimes 20 to 30 people were en-tering the property and some were using it as a restroom. “Gar-bage was one part of it,” McKenna said by phone.“The second part was having to send the employees to pick it up. It’s not likely you can get the virus off garbage, but I didn’t want to chance it.”

McKenna explained resources are already stretched thin. Main-tenance staff is already trying to spend its time keeping town of-fices clean and safe for employees.

“It’s the most miserable thing I had to do as supervisor,” McK-enna said of the closing.

McKenna noted a number of people have offered to do a clean-up. He is hopeful the town can assemble a volunteer corps so that the popular sites can reopen.

Last year, Woodstock approved a permit system so officials could keep track of people using the property and hold them ac-countable for trash left behind or other violations of rules. The board had to scrap the plan when state and county officials told them the town would be assume liability if it issued permits, re-quiring the expense of hiring a lifeguard.

McKenna said his door is always open to suggestions of work-able solutions to keep the swimming holes open to the public.

— Nick Henderson

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The repainted roadside marker now reminds passersby of the plight of New Paltz’s African-American community in the 18th and 19th centuries.

African-American burial ground marker in New Paltz gets a refresh

in the 46 apartments and 8000 square feet of retail space. No agreements have been signed. Negotiations are ongoing with potential commercial tenants, he said, and the formal application process for the one- and two-bedroom apart-ments will be rolled out this month. Five of the units are designated as af-

fordable, and can only be occupied from the village’s list of qualified tenants.

— Terence P Ward

New Paltz no place for hateThe New Paltz High School and

New Paltz Middle School have joined 1600 schools across the country who have met the requirements of the An-tiDefamation League’s (ADL) No Place for Hate® program. In accordance with the school district’s initiatives on racial equity and the New York State Education Department’s continuum of well-being, both schools have been offi-cially designated as “no places for hate” schools.

No Place for Hate’s goal is to create more harmonious communities and classrooms by reducing bias and in-creasing appreciation for the richness found within diversity.

“This designation is a result of our student body’s ongoing desire to pri-oritize social justice and equity,” said middle school principal Ann Sheldon.

“They have been finding so many dif-ferent ways to express their ideas about ending racism and biases. The students are concerned and want to be involved. They want to help their fellow class-mates understand. They want to be a part of the solution. The banner illus-trates their commitment to all that.”

“Each event we had brought our stu-dents closer to understanding more about our differences and how to re-gard them in ourselves and others,” said high school principal Mario Fernandez. The first step is awareness.

Road repairs in New PaltzNew Paltz’s highway department

will be repairing Butterville Road, Gatehouse Road and North Ohioville Road from VanAlst north to the town line from July 21 to 23. Workers will be doing patch paving and the chip and fog seal. Motorists should avoid traveling these roads on those dates to avoid getting material on their vehicles. If they must travel on those roads, it is

recommended that they travel at a very low rate of speed.

For information, call Dawn at the highway department at 255-5050.

Prayers for the healingIn honor of Fourth of July and go-

ing forward, weather permitting, through the summer, St. Andrew’s Church in New Paltz will be holding an in-person, outdoor gathering on Sundays from 5 to 5:30 p.m. led by the Rev. Allison Moore. Attendees will con-gregate six-feet apart, with masks, in front of the church at 163 Main Street in New Paltz. Prayers for the healing of the nation will be taken from the Book of Common Prayer and various sources, with silence and space for participants’ petitions. All are welcome.

Scenic byway audio tour An audio tour of sites that demon-

strate sustainable practices and renew-able energy along Route 28 has just

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M O O K I E F O R C E L L A

Fred Costello Jr.

Police reform

Saugerties will be convening a

police reform commission in com-pliance with governor Andrew Cuomo’s executive order ‘New York State Police Reform and Reinven-tion Collaborative’. The governor’s executive order requires local po-lice agencies to develop a plan that reinvents and modernizes police strategies and programs in their community based on community input. Each police agency’s reform plan must address policies, proce-dures, practices and deployment, including, but not limited to, the use of force. The executive order requires that any municipality that has its own police department must comply with the order and have a plan developed by April 1, 2021.

According to Saugerties town supervisor Fred Costello Jr., the Saugerties Police Department is an accredited police agency whose standards of policing are guided by the state. “We want to hear from our community members on their thoughts about our current style of policing here in Saugerties,” said Costello. “We will be identifying a task force of community mem-bers who will independently solicit community response and recom-mendations in August.”

Those interested in participating in this task force should apply and provide details on relevant back-ground to the supervisor’s office at 4 High Street in Saugerties by July 17. “This task force will reflect the diverse backgrounds and experi-ences of our Saugerties communi-ty,” he said. “If changes in our police department are warranted and the recommendations will significantly impact our community’s relation-ship with our officers in a positive manner, then the town board will take the necessary action, which may include the adoption of reso-lutions, local laws and policies and procedures that will guide our of-ficers through the process. We all have the same goal here to ensure that everyone is treated equally, fairly and justly.”

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Ryan Judge.

New principal

This August, the Highland

Middle School will welcome a fa-miliar Highland face as its new principal. Ryan Judge, currently assistant principal at the high school, is replacing retiring middle school principal Daniel Wetzel.

Judge was born and raised in Highland. His parents, two of his siblings and many aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents are Highland High School graduates. Judge joined the Highland pack in 2018 when he discovered that Wil-liam Zimmer, his former New Paltz High English teacher and the pre-vious assistant principal of High-land High School, had become the building’s principal.

A teacher in Millbrook for eight years, Judge is looking forward to working with middle school stu-dents once again. “I absolutely love the complexity of the middle-level learner. Middle school is a unique time in a child’s development, and it takes a special kind of person to be a successful middle-level educa-tor. Either you love it or you don’t. There is no in between. And I love it,” he said.

Judge said the Highland school has been making great strides in the areas of school culture and in-structional strategies. “I am look-ing forward to working with their loving and caring staff to continue to move the building and the dis-trict forward,” he said.

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Just in time for the July 4 holiday, members of

the Village of New Paltz Historic Preservation Com-mission repainted the historic marker commemorat-ing the African-American burial ground at the north end of Huguenot Street. Commission chair Thomas Olsen cleaned and prepared the two-sided sign, which

was installed by the town and village in 2000, and he applied the distinctive blue base coat of paint. Deputy chair Kamilla Nagy then undertook the painstaking work of applying the yellow let-tering by hand to both sides of the large roadside sign. Local busi-ness owner Chris Owens will be heading up a team for phase two of the project: adding new plantings to the site, which includes an evocative sculptural bench installed by Tanya Marquette and other community organizers in 2009.

“This was a real team effort,” said Olsen. “We had proactive commissioners who felt strongly that this site’s signage needed an update, a willing and supportive property owner in Janet Salt Frommer, help from her neighbors Stella Deen and Jason Taylor and from Bill and Valerie McAllister and a lot of encouragement and support from Chris Owens. It’s wonderful to see the commu-nity come together to remember New Paltz’s African-American heritage in this way. I cannot wait to see what Chris Owens and his team have in store for the plantings. In some modest way, our efforts should help advance historical understanding and keep the hard truths about our own past visible.”

More information on the African-American burial ground marker can be found at https://www.waymarking.com/way-marks/wm384M_Site_of_African_American_Burial_Ground and general information about New York historical markers at http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/research-collections/state-history/resources/historicalmarkers.

Questions can be directed to the Historic Preservation Com-mission of the Village of New Paltz at [email protected].


been released. Produced by Silver Hol-low Audio of Chichester, it is the fourth in a series of free, downloadable tours highlighting environmental, historic, cultural and recreational aspects of the route through the central Catskills.

The sustainability tour showcases business practices, building designs and environmental protection efforts employed at several locations: the New York City water system, the Ashokan rail-trail, the Emerson Resort & Spa in Mt. Tremper, the Phoenicia Library, the Catskill Center’s Arkville headquarters and the Catskill Recreation Center are stops on the tour.

Visit sceniccatskills.com for more in-formation or call the Central Catskills Chamber of Commerce at 586-3300.

Saugerties lighthouse stays closedSaugerties Lighthouse keeper Pat-

rick Landewe had hoped to have the lighthouse open for visitors, but with the coronavirus epidemic he has been unable to do so. In the meantime, many people are heading to the lighthouse, despite the notice on the website indi-cating it is closed.

Mayor Bill Murphy said at the village board meeting of June 15 that Landewe has asked that the village place a sign at Main and Mynderse stating that the lighthouse is closed, to prevent the many visitors from coming by and up-

setting the neighbors. The board agreed to place the sign.

LGBTQ workplace protectionsFollowing the nation’s Pride

Month celebrations, Elting Memorial Library will present a program about the recent Supreme Court LGBTQ de-cision on July 13 at 7 p.m. New Paltz resident and Elting Library trustee Ste-phen Bergstein was on the legal team in one of the three cases consolidated by the court in Bostock v. Clayton County. He will give a presentation online about the case: how it came about, what hap-pened along the way, how it reached the court, and what the court decided.

To register for this Zoom event, email Elting Memorial Library or call the li-brary at 255-5030, extension 2.

Highland in-person graduationAfter a survey, reviewing the

Highland High School Class of 2020 survey results, the school district has decided to reschedule an in-person graduation on Thursday, July 30 at 7 p.m. The rain date will be July 31.

“Survey results suggested that it was overwhelmingly clear that our students wish to have an in-person ceremony and would prefer to wait until later in the summer in order to have the best

chance of being able to share the expe-rience with their classmates,” stated an announcement. Specific details will be provided at a later date.

Planting along Wallkill River The Open Space Institute, in coor-

dination with the New York State De-partment of Environmental Conserva-tion and the Wallkill River Watershed Alliance, sponsored two weeks of a so-cially distanced tree planting at OSI’s river-to-ridge trail in New Paltz. Near-ly 30 volunteers planted 110 trees and shrubs.

The goal was to improve water qual-ity in the Wallkill River. Planting along the riverbank will increase the visual aesthetics along the trail, while helping

filter runoff into the stream, preventing erosion of the land along the river, and providing additional wildlife habitat.

“OSI is grateful to our partners and our volunteers, who were able to adapt and accommodate a new methodology so that the planting could be conducted safely,” said Peter Karis, OSI’s capital project and design manager. “This pro-ject was truly a community effort.”

A variety of native, water-resistant and water-loving plant species were planted at the site including black wil-low, flowering dogwood, river birch, sil-ver maple, black chokeberry, silky dog-wood, swamp rose, and witchhazel. For local organizers, the project was a test run for how organizations can host out-door volunteer planting events while still following Covid 19 public health and safety guidelines. Volunteers were

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Senator Metzger joins in the Gardiner EV charging station ribbon cutting.

Gardiner gets a charge

Local and county government, community and

business leaders have cut the ribbon for the Town of Gardiner’s new electric vehicle (EV) charging station, installed in the library parking lot adjacent to the Wallkill Valley rail-trail.

The transportation sector accounts for the largest share of New York’s greenhouse gas emissions, the main cause of climate change. The towns are receiving funding through the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation’s Municipal Zero-emission Vehicle (ZEV) Rebate and Infrastructure Grant program, which continues to offer grants to municipalities for EV infrastructure as well as for municipal electric vehicles.

“I am thrilled to see this project come to fruition, and I encour-age other towns and villages in our region to take advantage of this grant program and install public EV chargers in their com-munities,” said state senator Jennifer Metzger, who drives a fully electric Chevy Bolt. “It makes good climate sense and it makes good economic sense, because EV drivers will choose towns to visit and vacation that have the necessary infrastructure.”

Gardiner’s charging station will be free to the public for the first two years, thanks to sponsorship of the electricity by local busi-nesses, including SkyDive the Ranch, Gardiner Liquid Mercan-tile, Majestic’s Hardware and Cafe Mio.

Supervisor Marybeth Majestic said, “Although it was over two years in the making, it was well worth the wait.”

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Members of The Well advisory board (L-R): Toni Wittenbecker, RoseMarie Erlich, Roger Henninger, Jeanne Lehmann, Jane Bird and Susan Campbell.

The Well reopens in Saugerties

The Well Thrift Store in Saugerties was started in 1975

by the Saugerties Area Council of Churches to provide a way to as-sist individuals in the community. According to Jane Bird, chair-person of The Well’s advisory board, “Our goal is to work with people so they can help themselves.”

The current store on Partition Street houses the thrift store and “the free Store,” a storefront where everything is free. The thrift store at 80 Partition Street is an inexpensive used clothing and housewares store. “When we find individuals or families in ex-treme need, potentially following a fire or some other issue, we allow those families to take whatever they need from the thrift stop free of charge,” explained Bird.

The organization’s only expenses are rent, utilities, insurance, maintenance and miscellaneous items. Their net proceeds are given back to the community by supporting the Boys’ and Girls’ Club, the Christmas toy store, the town’s playground fund and other community needs, including financial assistance to help people pay their rent or utilities.

During the pandemic, the monthly rent and utilities contin-ued, despite having no income from the store. “We were facing a near-empty bank account,” said Bird. “We did not qualify for any of the federal stimulus funds for small businesses because we have no paid staff. Instead, we sent out requests to several busi-nesses and organization for any assistance they could provide to help us get back on a more solid financial footing so we could continue to support those in need in our community.”

Ulster Savings Bank made a donation to offset the majority of the overhead expenses for the three months The Well was closed. The Well is once again open on Wednesday and Saturday after-noons. The free store is also open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings.

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As the

mid-Hud-son region e n t e r s phase 4 of r e - o p e n -

ing, the Hudson River Maritime Museum on the Rondout Creek in Kingston will be open to the public on a new re-duced schedule starting this Friday, July 11. Open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m., the museum galler-ies will operate at 25 per-cent capacity. Admission pricing remains the same as before the pandemic — $9 for adults, $6 for seniors and children.

Visitors must wear masks inside the museum building and adhere to social distancing whenever possible. If visitors do not have masks, masks will be provided by the museum. The museum will also operate with a unidi-rectional entrance and separate exit. All hands-on activities, touch screens and interactive displays will be closed. Bathrooms will be open and hand sanitizer stations available.

The Wooden Boat School will remain closed to the public. Boat rides aboard the 100% solar-powered tour boat Solaris are currently available for private charter only. Public rides will be available starting July 17. All passengers must wear masks while on board and each ride will be limited to ten passengers.

As always, the museum’s outdoor exhibits are open to the public. The museum’s docks are open to transient boaters, but shore facilities remain closed for the time being. For details, including Solaris charter and tour infor-mation, visit the website at www.hrmm.org or call 388-0071.

limited to one person or family at a time for each two-hour slot. Prior to their ar-rival, OSI staff worked with DEC staff to prepare the site, using color-coded flags to indicate planting locations and species.

The planting site covered approxi-mately 100 feet of Wallkill River front-age. Signage reminded volunteers to wear a mask or face covering, maintain social distance from each other and other trail users passing by, and stated that access to the site was limited to volunteers only.

Karis explained that the tree planting was the latest OSI initiative aimed at improving water quality in the Wallkill River, “Riparian buffer corridors were incorporated into the trail design be-tween the river and active farm fields. These undisturbed corridors, of na-tive vegetation and woodlands along streams, help to reduce pollution en-tering waterways by slowing down and filtering stormwater runoff.”

Preservation plan unveiledA draft community preservation

plan presented to the New Paltz town board in June and July identifies New Paltz’s open-space and historic-pres-ervation priorities. It will be a tool to help guide these activities in the future. It combines and updates other town plans and surveys, and includes new geospatial information’

“Decades of conservation efforts by the town and conservation partners have really paid off,” said supervisor Neil Bettez. “Conservation has been a success story in New Paltz, but it isn’t done, and this plan gives us the ability to do more in the future.”

The New Paltz plan can be found at https://www.townofnewpaltz.org/community-preservation-plan-task-force/pages/3-community-preserva-tion-plan.

A public hearing on the plan is planned for this month.

Play ball in SaugertiesSaugerties recreation and parks

director Greg Chorvas said that the American Legion and Dutchmen base-ball will play short seasons starting this month. As the teams return to play, the insurance carriers have forwarded a se-ries of guidelines and policies that must be followed.

The Little League board had consid-ered a season starting July 8, but with a number of coaches planning vacations and many players and parents still leery of gathering, the season was canceled. The league is still planning to run sand-lot baseball for those interested, Chor-vas said.

Chorvas is still waiting for informa-tion from the Federal Emergency Man-agement Agency (FEMA) and from New York State about reimbursement for the special precautions it has taken to deal with the coronavirus. While he hopes to get some reimbursement, Chorvas said, it will probably be less than the full cost the town has incurred.

New Paltz youth center reopensThe New Paltz Youth Center reo-

pened on June 29. “As you can imagine, it will not be the same youth center as we will have many restrictions in place due to the state’s safety protocols,” said director Jim Tinger. “Everyone’s safety is paramount, so please bear with us as we attempt to start the program back up.”

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The Hudson River Maritime Museum.

Maritime Museum reopens

Kingston | place

Virtual classes in GardinerThe Gardiner Library has begun a

virtual four-week art class with Amy Coté on Tuesdays starting July 7 from 7 to 8 p.m. Join Coté virtually via Zoom in her Kingston studio exploring the method of gridding — a way to enlarge a doodle, photo or anything you’d like to turn into either a larger artwork or just to transfer to make something new and keep the original size.

The Gardiner Library summer ses-sion of story times has resumed virtu-ally via Zoom this week. Summer story time for ages three and under will take place on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. beginning July 7. Fantastic fours and fives story time will resume on Thursdays at 10 a.m. beginning July 9. Join Miss Amy for stories and songs. Email her at [email protected] for the Zoom link and password to join.

The virtual Magic Tree House Sum-mer Camp Book Club meets Thursdays July 9 through August 13 at 4 p.m. Ac-tivities and challenges will accompany each story. Fiction and non-fiction will be used during this program. Registra-tion is required by contacting Carolyn Thorez at [email protected] for select or all dates

The Virtual Mr. Lemoncello Book Club meets Tuesdays. Children explore the world of author Chris Grabenstein, as participants discuss two of the books in this series along with games, rebus and puzzles.

The Gardiner Library will hold a vir-tual show and tell series for ages 3-6 beginning this Friday, July 10 at 10 a.m. Join Miss Amy and friends online to talk about and share some of your spe-cial treasures from home. There will be weekly themes including, a special stuffed animal (July 10), something you found (July 17), a gift you received (July 24) and a favorite book (July 31). Email [email protected] to register and receive Zoom link.

Gardiner Library launch its online

literary magazine for teens virtually via Zoom this past Sunday. Middle and high school students who enjoy writing poetry, short stories and graphic novels can still join in. Submit work through email and fellow authors will share cri-tiques, suggestions and compliments. Once there is enough material and a solid team has formed, the magazine will be formatted and published on the library website. For those interest-ed in joining or for more information including the Zoom link to access the meeting, contact Carolyn Thorenz at [email protected].

The Gardiner Library is offering a virtual summer children’s program from Page Turner Adventures premier-ing on July 13 entitled “Imagine Your Adventure Story.” Kids at home will join Page Turner and Kenny on an Indiana Jones-style adventure as they search for the elusive purple wish lion. On craft day, they’ll make their own paper-plate wish lions and toilet tube binoculars. Older kids will travel to Easter Island where they’ll make megaliths from laundry detergent bottles and masking tape, and tanzuku wishes in honor of Japan’s Tanabata Festival. Guest writ-er Donna Gephart is the winner of the Sid Fleishman Humor award and the author of seven middle grade novels. Viewers also meet Kelly Milner Halls, author of dozens of non-fiction books for kids.

Families are able to access this show from its premiere through Labor Day. Contact Amy Laber at [email protected] for password to access the pro-

gramming and visit the Ulster County Library Association at uclib.org/srp-2020/events to access it on or after the premiere date. Another Page Turner show entitled “Imagine Your Underwa-ter Story” premieres on August 10.

For more Gardiner Library program-ming, please visit the calendar/events page at GardinerLibrary.org.

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Make-or-break momentUlster County is shaken by new spate of Covid 19 cases

by Geddy Sveikauskas

“The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear.”

— Aung San Suu Kyi

It seemed Ulster County was

doing well handling the corona-virus outbreak. The proportion of positive cases among those test-ed had been steadily declining. Between June 5 and July 2, the

countywide number had increased by only 50 cases from 1759 to 1809. Pos-itives were under one percent of those tested, and Ulster County executive Pat Ryan celebrated the first day in which there were no positives at all.

In the next three days after July 2, the

proverbial roof fell in, with another 50 positives reported from a wide variety of situations in different geographic areas within Ulster County. The unwelcome eruption in positive virus determinations led to swift expressions of concern in the social media. People were scared, and they had every right to be. The virus could easily get out of control. Perhaps it already had.

Public confidence in the govern-mental handling of the situation plum-meted. Ryan described himself as very disappointed. He’s been holding live Facebook briefings, the most recent of which was this Tuesday afternoon. The next is scheduled for two o’clock this Thursday.

Daily Ulster County health statistics published July 5 located 39 of the 50 new cases by municipality. In the most recent three days, ten new positives were recorded in Marlborough, nine in Kingston, five each in Ulster and Lloyd, three each in Hurley and in Saugerties,

two in Shawangunk, and one each in Esopus and Gardiner. More information will be listed once the data is assembled, and more cases are expected.

Four different clusters of cases were said to be involved, identified initially as a manufacturing plant in the greater Kingston area, an apple farm with mi-grant workers in the southeastern part of the county, a celebratory post-graduation social occasion in Marlborough, and the prisoners at various correctional facilities in the southwest of Ulster County. At his Tuesday briefing, Ryan didn’t mention the correctional facilities, but instead said that in the last 24 to 48 hours it had been discovered that some players and parents on a local youth softball team that had traveled out of state had come back infected.

Riding the roller-coasterIt’s statistically unlikely that such

a cluster of clusters involving a large number of positive cases be discovered in one day’s testing. Was there something unusual about the way the data was gathered or the cases were being traced that might have caused so dramatic an upsurge?

Ryan said that wasn’t the case. He showed graphs from computer models that had predicted just that kind of back-and-forth roller-coaster resurgence after periods of economic opening. “We’re not through with this yet,” he said. Only a vaccine will end the pattern. Mean-while, continued vigilance will remain necessary.

Perhaps it was indeed coincidence

that Ryan announced formation of a Covid-19 rapid response team the day before the number of positive cases dramatically increased. It was certainly fortuitous. “The five-step plan works to identify, investigate, isolate, communi-cate, and enforce in anticipation of po-tential cases,” he explained, “The plan will focus on identifying cases through robust testing capacity, investigation through contact tracing, isolation through issuing quarantine, communication through keeping the public informed, and continued enforcement of the [state] PAUSE order.”

Avoiding a second waveIt was important to be prepared in

order to avoid a second wave of the virus in Ulster County, said Ryan.

The new cases presented a veritable collection of case studies for those or-ganized to respond to them. The county has little control over how the state and federal prison systems — in which about a dozen positive cases have been reported this past week — collect and disseminate data.

The upstate regions have dealt with a variety of Covid-19 spikes among workers in manufacturing facilities. Testing at the Kingston-area plant found six positive cases, all asymptomatic, among the 66 employees.

The mobility of migrant farm workers and the nature of their employment have disproportionately exposed them to the pandemic. All were tested at the apple orchard and processing plant, and two tests came back positive.

The face-to-face gathering of people for celebratory occasions continues an important part of American social life, social distancing or no. The 30 or so young people who were tested after the post-graduation party in Marlborough were probably not following the rules for wearing masks and social distancing, Ryan speculated.

The rapid response team will have plenty of work to do. Concluded the county executive, “We are at that make-or-break moment.”

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Region | politics

Van DeWater wins congressional primary

Absentee ballots overwhelmingly support Millbrook GOP candidate

by Geddy Sveikauskas

Don’t count your chick-

ens before they’re hatched. After trailing by 465 votes out of about 10,000 district-wide in the Election Day results

for the GOP nomination to oppose first-term Democratic congressman Antonio Delgado of Rhinebeck this November, Kyle Van DeWater, an up-and-coming Dutchess County lawyer, a decorated Army veteran and a major in the Army Reserves, reversed the num-bers with an overwhelming plurality in the absentee ballots against Ola Ha-watmeh, a personable political novice who’s an entrepreneur, fashion design-er and occasional model with humble beginnings as the daughter of Jordani-an immigrants from Poughkeepsie.

Van DeWater had been supported by most GOP county organizations in the district in his bid to unseat Delgado, who two years ago upset Republican incum-bent John Faso by a very narrow margin in New York State’s 19th Congressional District. Hawatmeh received 841 votes and Van DeWater 806 in Ulster County on the day of the June primary election. After the Ulster absentee ballots were

counted, however, Van DeWater ended up with a total of 1856 to Hawatmeh’s 1406, according to Ulster elections officials.

The picture was similar to the results in Dutchess County, where the absentee ballots also broke heavily in Van DeWa-ter’s favor, 1205 to 456. The pattern was reportedly repeated in the other nine counties of the district. The absentee ballots showed a distinctly different preference pattern than those cast on Election Day.

Upstate-downstate borderland After last week’s New York primary,

a veteran Washington Post political re-porter noted a political first. It was quite possible that none of the 18 downstate New York congressional districts (there are 27 statewide) would be represented in Congress by a straight white male, he said.

By that standard. the GOP has chosen a candidate who breaks the new down-state mold.

After centuries of governance almost exclusively by one kind of American, an urban America had emerged where minorities are the clear and growing majority, and where voters have chosen to be represented by a veritable rainbow of diverse backgrounds, identities and attitudes. Other major cities are experi-encing a similar tilt toward diversity as the New York metropolitan area. The 19th Congressional District is on the border between downstate and upstate.

Hawatmeh, whose website describes her as a “philanthropic fashionista,” saw herself as a voice on behalf of people who

have lost jobs and lost hope and don’t have much faith in government.

The incumbency strategyDefeating the incumbent Delgado

won’t be easy for any Republican, es-pecially in a year that Donald Trump’s popularity in the district is right now at an all-time low. Every year brings more Democratic enrollees and fewer Repub-lican ones to the core trans-Catskills dis-trict which Maurice Hinchey represented in Congress for nine terms.

Delgado’s first-term playbook has included a concentration on constituent service. He boasts of having hosted 33 town meetings throughout the district, three each in the eleven counties of the district. He has offices in Delhi, Hudson, Kingston, Liberty and Oneonta. He’s learning from his constituents, he has told reporters, He’s focusing relentlessly “on the needs on the ground,” he has said, leaving national politics to others.

A Rhodes scholar and a graduate of Harvard Law School, Delgado de-scribes his career in the music industry as “empowering young people through hip hop culture, as well as working as an attorney in the complex commercial space.” He was well-positioned enough in the industry to make $300,000 a year.

Delgado, his website assures his constituents, spends every day in Con-gress focused on creating a vibrant local economy, working with local, state, and federal partners — regardless of party — to get results for the people here. “From improving access to quality, affordable healthcare to expanding rural broadband to protecting our agricultural interests,

Rep. Delgado is dedicated to working across the aisle and standing up for what residents need.”

How Delgado won in 2018Ulster County’s huge plurality of

15,937 votes for Delgado is what pro-pelled the Rhinebeck resident’s victory in 2018. He ended up ahead in only two other counties, Columbia (2629 votes ahead) and Dutchess (1456). John Faso’s edge in all the other counties barely failed to offset the margin Ulster gave Delgado. To oust Delgado in November 2020, Van De Water will have to do a little better than Faso did.

Delgado had two million dollars in his campaign war chest back in January, and is clearly capable of raising a lot more if and when he needs it. During the GOP primary race, however, Hawatmeh cited her own ability to raise large amounts of campaign money as one of the things that distinguished her from Van De Water.

Van De Water’s filings for the primary showed no significant financial support. National GOP strategists will now have to decide whether Ven De Water’s chances of winning the district are good enough for them to invest the large sums of money that will probably be required.

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Kingston | place

Square deal

The new Energy Square building in Midtown Kingston is now home to 79 people

by Terence P Ward

Energy Square is now

alive with tenants. The net-zero-energy mixed-use building on the midtown site of the former Mid-City Lanes will be called home

by 79 people who won a housing lottery that left 800 more on the waiting list. The ground floor will include new space for the Center for Creative Education, part of which will be sublet for a cafe.Energy Square is the latest significant affordable-housing project to be opened under the auspices of Rupco, formerly the Rural Ulster Preservation Corpo-ration. The site was purchased in 2017 for $615,109, and the $22-million con-struction cost was funded in part by a million-dollar grant from the New York State Energy Research Development Authority, as well as federal funds ear-marked for affordable housing projects. “No one in Kingston paid tax dollars that went toward this,” said Rupco communications director Julie Wha-lin. Local taxes were not used to fund the project, Energy Square is subject to a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agree-ment that will require a remittance of $82,000 the first year, with increases over a period of 32 years. According to information on the Rupco site, the tax bill on the bowling alley was $37,000.Moving in has been carefully sched-uled to be mindful of social-distanc-ing rules, Whalin said. The bulk of the units — 35 of the 56 available

— were awarded to Kingston resi-dents, and another 18 households already resided in Ulster County.The rental prices are pegged to market rates, but also based on income to make it possible for more people to afford to live in a building where all the energy needs are provided by rooftop solar pan-els and geothermal wells. The one-bed-room units start at $411, and the top rent for the largest three-bedroom apartments will be $1,428 per month.

None of the rent is being paid with sec-tion 8 money; Whalin said that there are only 1,900 vouchers for that housing assistance program in the entire coun-ty. The rent will be sufficient to cover upkeep of the building, Whalin said.In addition to no energy bills, the 79 residents and paid building superin-tendent will have access to a commu-nity room with kitchen space and free wireless, a children’s play area, and an outdoor pavilion. The pavilion re-

places a planned rooftop recreational space which had to be given over to so-lar panels. Residents are also enjoying free internet access via Radio Kingston, but Whalin said that this arrange-ment is not guaranteed at this time. A platinum certification under U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED certi-fication will be pursued, Whalin said.Most of the first floor will be occupied by the Center for Creative Education, which will have about triple the space it presently occupies on nearby Rail-road Avenue. The 30-year-old center is the source of “a wide array of classes in dance, music, fitness, theater, spo-ken word, computer-arts technology and the visual arts” for youth as well as other members of the community, according to the organization’s web-site. Director Drew Andrews said that the space now being outfitted at En-ergy Square will include a recording studio for projects including music and podcasts; a technology room for computer literacy classes and other curriculum in science, technology, en-gineering, arts and mathematics; and a “thinking room” for reflection, conver-sation, peer tutoring and counseling.Andrews feels that the missions of Rupco and the CCE are very much aligned, and sharing space in a build-ing that includes affordable housing puts the center right where it needs to be to serve its target population. When the doors first open, it will be oc-cupied at about half capacity in order to comply with regulations imposed because of the coronavirus pandem-ic. Visitors will have their tempera-tures checked, and will need to follow floor markings to ensure sufficient distance from others is maintained.The sublet café in some of the CCE space, according to Whalin, will be in-corporated into the training and cur-riculum provided through the center. That cafe will be open to the public.Whalin believes the project will have a transformational impact on surround-ing midtown Kingston. “We’re creating a legacy for midtown,” Andrews said.Whalin dismisses criticism that the condition of the building will go down-hill over time. Her evidence is the Lace Mill, a five-year-old Rupco project in a repurposed building that she main-tains looks better now than when it was opened. Energy Square is part of a sub-stantial revitalization of this midtown neighborhood, and it’s likely to have a major impact.

Kingston | schools

Equity and inclusivity

Kingston school district adopts anti-racism resolution

by Crispin Kott

Kingston’s school dis-

trict recently adopted an anti-racism resolution geared toward “creating truly inclusive environ-ments” for its students.

The district vowed “it will continue those efforts to eliminate racial dispro-portionality and support initiatives to end systemic racism and provide eq-uity in everything the district does for

its students and families,” read a press release.

The resolution comes in the wake of sweeping changes and acknowledgement of racial inequities from academia and elsewhere in the wake of nationwide protests following the late-May death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. “Whereas we honor their memory best by faithfully serving our communities of color and standing against all the impediments of prejudice and racism,” the district also pledged to “recognize our role in addressing social inequities in the world, country and in our own school district, and we pledge to explore ways to ensure and increase equity.”

The Rev. James Childs, Sr. acknowl-edged the significance of the resolution being adopted during a meeting of the

school board meeting held on June 19, or Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. Juneteenth has since become a national celebration.

“It’s appropriate that it’s being done on Juneteenth day, a day of jubilee, a day of celebration, a day of great expectation,” said Childs during his final meeting as a trustee; Childs opted to not seek reelec-tion this year.

Steven Spicer was credited with bringing the resolution to the school board, and he expressed his gratitude to his fellow trustees for not only supporting the resolution, but also turning it into a true group effort. Suzanne Jordan said that the resolution was truly the collective intent of the board and district.

“I think we’ve worked very hard in many different ways to try to fight against the systemic racism that we know is there, and the disproportionality,” Jordan said. “I think that recognizing it was the beginning …. It was so important that Steven [Spicer] brought this to us, and I was so impressed that the entire board contributed and made it so pitch-perfect so that it really reflects what the true spirit was behind it, and also be purposeful and intentional.”

P H O T O S B Y D I O N O G U S T

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Region | celebration

Elegant is the wordYiddish Corner students fête Noami Leaf Halpern’s 106th birthday at Golden Hill

by Frances Marion Platt

“She’s here!” Inter-

mittent rain and a sustained sense of ex-citement both perme-ated the air outside the Golden Hill Nurs-

ing and Rehabilitation Center in King-ston last Friday afternoon, as friends and admirers of Noami Leaf Halpern gathered to wish her a happy 106th birthday – pandemic-style, through window glass. Celebrants juggled um-brellas, hand-lettered signs, flowers, a scruffy dog and a fruit-festooned birth-day cake as the centenarian made her appearance, dressed in a lilac blouse and enthroned in a wheelchair.

“I’m asking God to make the rain stop,” announced one visitor, Shelley Wyant. “I need that blue sky!” She got part of her wish, as the drizzle abated long enough for the well-wishers to gather (at six-foot intervals) around the window, take selfies with the birthday girl and join her in a Yiddish folksong, “Schoen, Bin Ich Schoen,” assisted via Wyant’s speakerphone. Still graceful and vivacious, Halpern accompanies the singing with hand movements, “con-ducting,” miming hugs, blowing kisses and exaggeratedly licking her chops as the cake baked by Manana Levine was presented. Wyant, who first became acquainted with “Noamele” while teach-ing a course in Yiddish theater at Bard college, proclaimed Halpern “a glorious, beautiful human being.”

Born Noami Leaf Aleh to Russian Jewish expatriate artists in Jerusalem in 1914 and a Woodstocker since the 1940s, Halpern has expressed herself primarily in movement since she first took up dance and drama as a child at Camp Kinderwelt, the Labor Zionist Yiddish summer camp in Highland Mills. Her dance career spanned some 60 years. By age 13, she was studying ballet under former Ballets Russes choreographer Mikhail Fokine. Observing folkdance troupes from many lands performing in New York City, she decided to make it her mission to perform Israeli dance styles, choreographing dances in which she portrayed biblical heroines. She took these on tour throughout Europe in the 1930s; but as conditions for Jews there worsened with the growth of Nazism, she settled more permanently in the US.

Among the highlights of her life as a performer were a stint with the Ziegfeld Follies, in 1934, and appearances at the Museum of Modern Art and on the Steve Allen Show in 1960 with a troupe of Yemeni folkdancers. Halpern organized the first modern dance troupe in Boston, the Festival Dance Company, and later worked as a dance therapist. In 1941 she married Rabbi Peretz Halpern, who pre-sided over a congregation on Long Island before relocating to Woodstock. They bought a historic house in the Byrdcliffe neighborhood. After Peretz’s death in 1988, Noami returned to her native Israel for a while to live on a kibbutz.

Since her return to Woodstock,

Halpern remained active in community affairs, including acting and doing chore-ography with the Comets of Woodstock. Many of the well-wishers from her 106th birthday celebration know her from the weekly Yiddish Vinkl (Yiddish Corner) classes that she taught for years at the Woodstock Jewish Congregation. The Jewish Federation of Ulster County hon-ored her with its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014, when she turned 100. Unfortunately, WJC’s rabbi, Jonathan Kligler, who was supposed to play guitar at the open-air birthday party, was unable to attend because he was officiating on July 3 at the funeral of another local cen-tenarian, Pauline Delson of Saugerties.

One of the celebration’s other organiz-ers, Barbara Lubell, had planned to duet with Kligler on fiddle, but the weather proved too inhospitable to bring out humidity-sensitive wooden instruments.

Lubell carried a sign instead, sporting the number 106 in large, colorful letters. “Elegant is the word for Noami,” she said. “She speaks many languages; she’s fluent in French, Russian and Hebrew. She always embroidered and crocheted. She has an artist’s sensibility.”

In 2017, Christa Whitney recorded an interview with Noami Leaf Halpern,

more than an hour long, for the Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project. The full version, in Yiddish, can be viewed online at www.yiddish-bookcenter.org/collections/oral-his-tories/interviews/woh-fi-0000902/noami-leaf-halpern-2017. There are also links on the webpage to shorter segments, translated into English.

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Admirers of Noami Leaf Halpern gathered to wish her a happy 106th birthday – pandemic-style, through window glass outside the Golden Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Kingston last Friday afternoon.

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Woodstock | art

New leadership, leaner budgetJanice LaMotta resigns as executive director of the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum

by Paul Smart

The directors of the

Woodstock Artists Asso-ciation & Museum, which itself underwent some ma-jor changes at the begin-ning of June, announced

the resignation of the organization’s executive director of the past four-and-a-half years, Janice LaMotta, effective June 30.

LaMotta had been furloughed at the start of the recent statewide lockdown, and brought back on after WAAM received federal Payroll Protection Pro-gram funds in late May. She expressed concerns that her furlough had set her back financially, and showed a lack of trust in the organization’s staff when asked about the lockdown actions.

Concurrent with her return, six-year WAAM board chair Danny Rubenstein

announced he was stepping down from the artists’ association board. Laurie Marshall was elected to replace him.

Because of continuing financial difficulties from this year’s shutdown of the WAAM galleries, as well as the postponement of its main spring and summer fundraising activities, Marshall said this week that the board decided that cost-cutting measures would need to be taken. Director LaMotta had also served as curator of WAAM’s permanent collection and shepherded the organiza-tion through its centennial year in 2019,

“We knew when Janice came back from furlough, and even before, that we were in a period of fiscal difficulty we’d have to face,” Marshall explained this week. “We asked Janice if she’d take a modest pay cut, and she chose to leave. The board is disappointed.”

The WAAM board intends to con-tinue following the path LaMotta es-tablished during her tenure, and has put out a press release praising her years as director. They have begun a nationwide search for a new director. Given that their assistant director, Bryana Devine, has just given birth, they hired an interim office manager, Ellen Siebers, to keep up with the organization’s paperwork during that search. Siebers was chosen, Marshall said, from a field of 17 applicants.

“We are carefully planning for new leadership on a leaner budget,” the board chair continued. “We have a strong staff and a good board that’s working well together .… I feel confident, but we’re going to be cautious.”

At the group’s May 28 membership meeting, held on Zoom, Marshall spoke about the organization’s financial situa-tion. while LaMotta talked about WAAM projects happening remotely, and plans for eventual reopening.

Marshall said that the board feels good about the lectures, virtual gallery visits and other things happening online, and the board’s exhibition committee is mak-ing plans for whenever reopening occurs.

She further noted that the August 30 annual membership meeting will also be held online. A call for candidates for several open board seats will be going out in the coming week, and voting will take place online the week before the meeting.

The board is also looking for help now on the WAAM building committee in order to customize its facilities to meet the state’s new Covid 19 protocols.

In the past WAAM membership meetings have sometimes turned fiery and teary. Marshall expressed determi-nation that this would not be the case this year. “WAAM is a much stronger, more forward-thinking organization thanks to Janice LaMotta’s dedication and vision,” she said. “We cannot thank her enough. and wish her every success. We are slowly finding our way.”

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Woodstock | library

Lead by example

State DEC commissioner will assign SEQRA lead agency status for the library building

By Nick Henderson

During a meeting last

week fraught with con-fusion over paperwork and videoconferencing issues, Woodstock’s plan-ning board decided the

state DEC commissioner should as-sign lead-agency status for environ-mental review of the proposed new 12,000-square-foot library building. The library trustees had declared the library as lead agency on the Envi-ronmental Assessment Form (EAF) required as part of the State Environ-mental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) after it was led to believe neither the town board nor planning board was in-terested.

After receiving notice from the state, the planning board decided it should be lead agency.

Library trustees have argued their board should have lead-agency status because of their deep involvement in and intricate knowledge of the project. The library has already spent a significant amount of money on traffic, historical and archeological studies required for the environmental review.

Noting neither party can agree and noting the contentious and emotional issue the building project has become, the planning board punted to the Depart-ment of Environmental Commission to decide. Its commissioner, Basil Seggos, will decide who gets lead-agency status.

“I think the board would be wise at

throwing it to the DEC commissioner,” planning board member John LaValle said during last week’s meeting. The library board “is not experienced in this area. I think we would be remiss if we did not request to be lead agency.”

Planning board member Judith Kerman spoke of her concern about the library taking the lead role given the controversy. “If the library does this on their own, they will be attacked from every corner,” she said. “I don’t know if I want the grief, either. Throwing it to the DEC would take the politics out of the situation.”

LaValle agreed. “I think Judith’s point is on the money,” he said. “The library is in a difficult position. They will be attacked if they do this on their own. We should immediately go to the DEC commissioner and request they decide who lead agency should be.”

During the discussion, planning board chairman Peter Cross expressed concern about the proposed construc-tion of a library book-sales building on the former Library Laundromat parcel across the street from the library within a required buffer around Tannery Brook.

Library trustees were clamoring to speak, saying in the chat function of the meeting’s videoconference that they could clear up the matter quickly. Kerman and planning-board member Conor Wenk alerted the rest of the board the library trustees were trying to speak. Anyone not on the planning board had been muted.

It was discovered that former plan-ning-board member John Ludwig, a vocal opponent of the project, had sent the planning board an earlier copy of the EAF with the book-sales building that had since been removed. That version, still on the library website, was posted as supporting material for the library board’s May meeting. The more correct EAF has since been submitted to the state and forwarded to the planning board.

“You guys have been discussing some-thing that is not correct,” library board president Dorothea Marcus said. “People were questioning our competence in say-ing we sent out the wrong documents.”During the discussion, even some plan-ning board members were unable to speak and could not get un-muted. “That was insane. I think we can all regulate ourselves,” said Wenk, who had been trying to speak for 15 minutes.

“I am seeing chats of people who would like to add clarity to this,” Wenk added. “If they want to express their intent and not make it a referendum on our decision, I don’t see why we don’t let them speak for a couple of minutes.”

Cross, who initially ruled that only planning-board members should speak, relented.

Library trustee Jeff Collins repeated that the book barn was no longer in the plan. The discussion should be about who be lead agency. “The library has the right to be lead agency, as does the

planning board,” said Collins. “We started the processes. We intend to proceed with the process completely.”

Collins told the planning board the library intended to go through the normal site-plan review process as does any other applicant. While the library, as a separate taxing entity, is not subject to planning-board review, the trustees believe it is the right thing to do. He ex-pressed concern the DEC process could take months and eliminate the ability to place the building-bond issue on the November ballot.

Planning board vice-chair Stuart Lipkind wasn’t sure about the relevance of a bond vote to the planning-board decision.

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New Paltz | police

Police reform

New committee created to help re-imagine policing in New Paltz

by Terence P Ward

New Paltz’s town board

members has agreed to create a police reform and reinvention commit-tee intended “to create a better future for the New

Paltz Police Department and those it serves.” In a further resolution, mem-bers of this new committee have been tasked with recommending members of a reconstituted police commis-sion. These decisions came during the board’s July 2 meeting, which was to have been when answers to a variety of policing questions asked during a town hall last month were to have been pro-vided. That did not happen.

Creation of this police reinvention committee is intended to fulfill the re-quirements of the governor’s executive order calling for a comprehensive review of policing with a particular focus on racial bias. Released with much fanfare and carrying the threat of the withhold-ing of state funding for non-compliance, the order is limited in scope.

It only includes local police agencies, meaning that state troopers, DEC police and university police are among those not being scrutinized. It calls for the “chief executive of such local govern-ment” and the head of police, together with “stakeholders in the community” including representatives of the district attorney, public defender and “local elect-ed officials,” to craft a plan “tailored to the specific needs of the community and general promotion of improved police agency and community relationships based on trust, fairness, accountability and transparency, and which seek to reduce any racial disparities in policing.” That plan must be presented to the public and adopted by April 1.

Long list of stakeholdersReached after the meeting for

comment, town supervisor Neil Bettez said that the New Paltz plan is much more extensive than the order actually requires, and that officials “in other towns could easily be done by now.” In addition to the named representatives, this group will have members speaking for a variety of stakeholders, including a religious leader, a college student and a

faculty member, a bar owner, the village and school boards, residents of Woodland Pond and Meadowbrook, and members of historically disenfranchised groups including the black community. There are 17 named groups and the possibility for an additional four at-large members in the proposal which was adopted. The members of those groups will be invited to recommend people to participate, and board members would formally accept those members and constitute the com-mission at the July 16 meeting.

This large group would break into subcommittees, per the proposal, with four areas of focus listed in the document: identifying and addressing systemic racism in policing, review and recommendations of all current police policies, review of the role of the police commission and police oversight, and creating a framework for addressing problems around policing and commu-nity protection.

Deputy supervisor Dan Torres, who drafted the proposal, said that the pur-pose of at-large members would to to help ensure representation for population segments that may have been missed, and to give the opportunity to include non-residents who may be “really addi-tive” because of their particular expertise. If one of the named groups does not provide a recommendation, Torres said, an additional at-large member could be named.

Board member David Brownstein thought it may be worthwhile to focus on the group’s mission itself. Alex Baer em-phasized lifted up the need to be mindful of how to communicate about this work. Robert Lucchesi, the town’s police chief, wants to look at how police are used as well as at the police themselves. During the current pandemic, police have been called to enforce social-distancing mea-sures, which chief Lucchesi feels is “really not the purview of law enforcement.”

Much of the conversation around “de-funding” police is an exploration of alternative ways to address social problems, such as not calling armed officers when someone isn’t wearing a face covering. The chief also pointed out that the single-hauler garbage law had no mechanism for enforcement other than calling the police, “putting us in an untenable position.” He anticipates “we’ll be back here in five or ten years” if that is not addressed.

Dan Torres named chairThe town board agreed that commit-

tee members should be given leeway in how they organize to address the issues. The board named Torres as their repre-sentative, by virtue of which he will also

chair this committee. He said that this effort was subject to change as members provide input and if additional guidance is received from state’s budget director, as laid out in the executive order.

The resolution to reconstitute the town’s police commission will end a period of nearly six years when the town board fulfilled the functions of that body, which include fiscal and some disci-plinary oversight. That’s the result of a vote to dissolve the commission taken at the last meeting of 2013. During the June 18 town hall on policing, several people had spoken in support of the group’s reconstitution.

The police reinvention committee will recommend memberships to the new commission.

Councilman Brownstein has taken the lead on providing a list of questions asked during the town hall on policing held on June 18, as well as the board’s best attempt at answers. During the meeting on July 2, at which date he’d said that information would be available, he announced a further delay. The reason, he explained, is that the board was seeking “consensus” answers, rather than simply listing the individual opinions of each

elected official.Another town-hall style format is

planned for July 9, although the time was not announced; Brownstein said they are also open to discussions occurring out of earshot of police, or elected officials, or both. Residents are encouraged to organize themselves for the purpose of providing feedback, and to “invite us, if you like,” Brownstein said. Alex Baer offered to translate such feedback from Spanish.

Coffee with a copAs part of its ongoing efforts to hear

from the community, the New Paltz Po-lice Department is initiating a monthly conversation, “Coffee with a Cop,” among members of the department, police com-mission, and the community. These infor-mal gatherings are intended to help bring the department and the public together to discuss ways in which the police can better serve the needs of the community.

The monthly get togethers will be held on the third Thursday of the month, with times and locations varying. There will be two sessions in July — July 9, 9 a.m., at Water Street Market and July 16, 9 a.m. at the Peace Park.

New Paltz | police

Sisco situation in arbitration

Last week, New Paltz’s town board members unanimously passed a resolu-

tion regarding the professional fate of officer Robert Sisco. Sisco created a storm of controversy when he posted a video to Instagram in which he raps, while apparently on duty, about a number of polarizing political issues.

According to Neil Bettez, the town supervisor, the resolution was a carefully worded legal step in a process to try to terminate the officer. Discipline of police officers is laid out in their union contract, Bettez said, and firing an officer without going through the process laid out in the document would probably put the town on the losing end of a lawsuit. The matter will be decided through binding arbitration, involving a hearing before an arbitrer. Sisco was originally placed on paid administrative leave, but Bettez said he was no longer being paid.

This kind of arbitration clause is common in police contracts, including this one, which Bettez signed soon after coming into office. “The negotiations were done,” he recalled. He’s had opportunity to negotiate since. That contract expired two years ago, he said, and the talks came to a standstill, making it also a matter for binding arbitration.

In this case, the binding arbitration is required because officers give up their right to strike for the next two years, which means that decision will only apply through 2020. Talks have begun on the next contract, and Bettez said that “everything is on the table” due to the political climate, One subject up for discussion could be binding arbitration being required for discipline. “Police contracts used to be the third rail of politics,” Bettez explained. With a thorough review of the concept of policing being challenged far and wide, the atmosphere has changed considerably.

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Second skydiver killed Circumstances of fi rst death in Gardiner are still being explored

by Terence Ward

A second skydiver died

in the past week when a Gardiner resident, 41-year-old David Rich-ardson, succumbed to injuries from a “hard

landing” at Skydive the Ranch on July 5.

Instructor John Kieran said that police reports about the circumstances surrounding the death of Richardson inaccurately claimed he was attempting a “swoop landing,” a demanding technique that can result in impressive aerial ac-robatics. “No one talked to us” about it, Kieran said. “It was a somewhat normal approach, and a hard landing. There were other mitigating circumstances. It will be some time before we are comfortable saying anything more.”

After Richardson’s “hard landing” near 55 Sand Hill Road, he was transport-ed by helicopter to Westchester Medical Center, where he died.

Diver slips his harnessWhen licensed skydiver William

“Bill” McCartin jumped out of a plane on Sunday afternoon, June 28, it started out as uneventful. McCartin had some 200

jumps until that point. Because it had been a couple of months since his last jump, he was accompanied by a coach, which is part of the FAA-approved sky-diving licensing system.

The jump was the final step for McCa-rtin to again be allowed to skydive solo. It ended in tragedy when he landed in the parking lot of the Gardiner fire de-partment without his parachute harness. in a Facebook discussion, one nearby resident described the impact that killed the New York City resident as sounding like “a shotgun blast.”

Instructor Kieran had been on the plane with McCartin, but made a separate skydive after McCartin and the coach. The plane was flying at about 14,000 feet when McMartin and his coach jumped, and the two separated to give make room to open the parachutes. After Kieran landed, he saw McCartin’s chute still in the air, and didn’t immediately realize that McCartin was no longer attached to it. “We all come down at different speeds,” he explained. That McCartin had somehow slipped his harness only became clear with time.

McMartin obtained his license to skydive at Skydive the Ranch, Kieran said, and had been jumping from that location for three or four years. Without a license, any skydiving must be done using a tandem parachute with an instructor. Licenses are ranked from “A” through “D,” with D being the most advanced. It’s not clear which level license McMartin held, it could have been as high as a C, which requires a minimum of 200

jumps and demonstrated proficiency in landing within seven feet of a target and performing some aerial maneuvers.

State troopers are coordinating the search for McCartin’s harness and para-chute, according to Steven Nevel, the troop F spokesman. “We are looking in a four-mile radius from the firehouse,” he said.

A series of bad decisionsKieran believes that, based on weath-

er conditions, the harness is likely to be somewhere between Route 208 and Steves Lane, and probably not farther north than Phillies Bridge Road in New Paltz. The harness may be in a black pack with a “glide” label on it, according to Nevel; Kieran said that it appeared to him that McMartin’s parachute was striped and multicolored. Anyone who spots such a parachute should avoid disturbing it, and immediately call the

Highland state police barracks at 691-2922. Until the parachute and harness are located, troopers are not ruling out the possibility of suicide.

Kieran stressed that theories ad-vanced at this time are “just speculation,” but did observe that in his 20 years as a skydiving instructor that tragedies most often occur when more experienced sky-divers make “a series of bad decisions” during a jump.

The frequency of accidents is quite low, Kieran said, but the nature of skydiving doesn’t allow much room for error. Rock climbers and downhill cyclists also occasionally die due to a series of bad decisions, he said, but skydiving is more like scuba diving, in that it’s conducted in an environment inhospitable to humans.

Gardiner firefighters are reportedly assisting in the search for the McMartin parachute.

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Planning team unveils draft village rail-trail improvement plan

by Erin Quinn

In an effort to move to the next

step, adopting recommendations to upgrade and improve existing con-ditions on the 1.5-mile portion of the Wallkill Valley rail-trail (WVRT) in the Village of New Paltz, the com-

munity was invited this past Tuesday evening to attend a virtual meeting with the design team and various local and county officials.

This heavily utilized section of the WVRT stretches from the Sojourner Truth Park at Plains Road north of Hu-guenot Street to just before it intersects with Old Kingston Road. Because the rail-trail is included in the Empire State Trail, slated to run from Battery Park in Manhattan all the way to Niagara Falls and beyond, grants are available to mu-nicipalities whose plans bring their trails into conformance with the Empire State Trail. The WVRT received a planning grant through the Ulster County Trans-portation Council, which then retained landscape architecture experts Wein-traub/Diaz to develop what they touted as a Community Opportunity Plan. This effort sought to identify existing condi-tions, to create a vision for remedying problematic or unsafe conditions, and to focus on places that they believe could have greater aesthetic components, as well as user-friendly signage, sitting areas and shade structures.

After two public meetings and working with an advisory committee that included mayor Tim Rogers, Rock and Snow building-owner Rich Gottli-

eb, representatives of the WVRT and Historic Huguenot Street, plus Dennis Doyle, Chris White and Brian Slack of the Ulster County Planning Board (UCPB), the draft plan was presented to the public – albeit virtually. The plan calls for this section of the rail-trail to be widened to approximately twelve feet, with crushed stone as the main surface material,

raised crosswalks at every intersection, signage and wayfinding maps. The plan also proposes a shade structure, stone benches, amphitheater seating, a wooden fence, stools and tables, and landscaping around the area of the trail that borders the Water Street Market downtown.

One of the original founders and former president of the WVRT, Kitty

Brown, was on the call. She had several questions, one of which asked whether any existing trees would be removed. She preferred trees providing natural shade to artificial structures. Chris White of the UCPB said that there were no plans to take down trees, unless they obstructed sightlines at an intersection where the pedestrian trail met with a street.

Someone asked whether the proposed plantings would consist of native species and ones that were pollinator-friendly. Landscape-firm representatives said that they hadn’t gotten into detail with the landscaping proposals. Both those ideas made a good deal of sense, they added.

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White said that would scheme would involve cooperation with private prop-ertyowners, and conversations between

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A new beginningSUNY New Paltz to off er mix of in-person classes, remote learning this fall

by Terence P Ward

Come this fall, the

amount of on-campus instruction and hous-ing at SUNY New Paltz will be reduced, and the length of the semester

shortened to accommodate life during a pandemic. The bulk of classes will continue to be taught remotely.

Campus officials released the plan last week, with the caveat that all of it is subject to change. That warning is reinforced by a “pause-and-pivot” backup plan to shift back to fully remote learning.

The semester will begin August 24, with classroom instruction running through November 25 and final exams being conducted only after Thanksgiving. In-person instruction continue for some general education and gateway courses into majors, as well as for “select laborato-ry, studio, clinical and equipment-essen-tial courses,” according to the statement announcing the plan. Additionally, “all students, faculty and staff will be required to wear masks or other face coverings in classrooms, restrooms, elevators, lecture halls, common spaces, studios and labs whenever they are occupied by more than one person.” Students must conduct daily

self-screening for sickness symptoms, and report the results. Campus visitors will only be allowed inside the Dorsky Museum, or to obtain audiology ser-vices in the speech and hearing center. Gatherings other than classes must be pre-approved and “will be offered on a

very limited basis.”Dorm life will also be different. A

total of 2900 students will be allowed in residence halls, with priority going to groups including those using labs frequently, first-year and international students, and those “who face housing

situations that present barriers to access and support for academic success.” Those students will have to report evidence of exposure using an app starting two weeks before they arrive on campus, which will be as early as August 1 for international students. They’ll have to mask up in common areas and “do enhanced clean-ing within their own living space,” using their own supplies.

Awosting Hall, empty at the start of the semester, is being set aside to quaran-tine campus residents who tests positive for this coronavirus. Anyone who tests positive, along with all roommates, will be moved to Awosting, where food, laun-dry, and trash services will be provided.

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Saugerties | event

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Saugerties horse shows restart, with restrictions

by Terence P Ward

In a recent interview, Horse

Shows In The Sun (HITS) CEO Tom Struzzieri spoke about how health restrictions on his events management business were rip-pling through the economy to im-

pact many people including groomers, crew members and horse traders. On June 30 state health officials imposed a cease-and-desist order on the Sau-gerties facility, forcing changes to the first event at HITS since the pandem-ic-induced shutdown in March. A local Facebook group urged further restric-tions.

Events scheduled for July 1 and 2 took place with a cap of 25 competitors each. Events slated for July 3 through 5 were cancelled. The previously an-nounced schedule resumed July 8. The hunter-jumper competitions scheduled for June had already been cancelled.

A tone of exasperation was detect-able in Francesca Mazella’s voice when reached at the HITS office on July 1 when she spoke about the order warning that

moving forward with this week’s event, called the Vermont Summer Special, as planned could result in a fine of $1000 a day. The letter sent also reportedly threatened court action to compel com-pliance. “We got all the approvals we were meant to,” Mazella said. “I do not know what happened.” She was confident that the situation had been resolved and the new schedule would stick.

Saugerties town supervisor Fred Costello, quoted in local media reports, said the order initially called for a full stop, but state health officials agreed to allow the July 1 and 2 event to take place with no more than 25 competitors at a time.

Shows at the facility this year will take place without spectators. Struzzieri is juggling with requirements at a number of facilities throughout the country, The Vermont Summer Special facility he’s contracted to buy in Manchester, Ver-mont, is operating under strict quaran-tine rules for out-of-state competitors. In contrast, another recent acquisition, the Lamplight in Chicago, has seen shows in June, albeit under conditions including mandatory face coverings and a thorough cleaning regimen.

The reopening of HITS has not been without controversy, as it mirrors the national debate around striking the right balance between saving lives and saving livelihoods. HITS is a significant

economic driver in the area, and in a normal year draws many out-of-state visitors to Saugerties.

The cease-and-desist order does not

cover The Great American Summer Series, of which the Vermont Summer Special is part, including events sched-uled through August 9.

Frieda CongelloFrieda Congello, of Saugerties, NY, passed away peacefully at home on June 21, 2020, at the age of 96. Born on June 2, 1924, in the Bronx, NY, she was the youngest of four children born to Isaac and Slaty Schechter

-ate in her family, she earned a degree from Hunter College in NYC. Upon graduation, she became an occupa-tional therapist. While working at Misericordia Hospital in the Bronx, NY, she met her future husband, An-thony (Tony) Congello, who was a patient there. In 1954, they relocated to Lawrence, KS, where she became the department chair for O/T at Kansas University. After the birth of two daughters in 1956 & 1957, they moved back to NY to be near family. While working at the Hebrew Home for the Aging in NYC for several years, Frieda decided to go back to school to earn her Master’s Degree in Elementary Education from City College in NYC. She worked as an elementary school teacher at PS 90 in the Bronx from 1964 until her retirement in 1989. Frieda leaves behind two daughters, Lora Geoghegan of Yonkers, NY, and Diane (Richard) Congello-Brandes of Saugerties, NY; grandchildren, Garrett (Angela) Colburn of Clayton, NC, Christina (Stefano) Misciagna of Bronx, NY, Matthew Geoghegan of Yonkers, NY, Spencer Brandes of NYC, NY, and Deanna Geoghegan of Yonkers, NY; great-grandchildren, Gavin, Liam and Ethan Colburn of Clayton, NC as well as several nieces,

-Coy. She was predeceased by her husband, Anthony Congello; grandson, Anthony Geoghegan; and her siblings Gloria Marks, Benjamin Drew, and Sylvia Giantonio.To know Frieda was to love her. Her loving, caring nature, interest in the world, and quick wit endeared her to all who knew her. In the 1950s, Freida chose a progressive lifestyle, pursuing a career while her contemporaries married and raised families. When she did have a family, she continued to work, instilling a strong sense of hard work and perseverance in her daugh-ters. Despite setbacks and failing health, Freida never complained. She was a nurturing grandmother who loved being surrounded by her grandchil-dren and great-grandchildren and was a role model for her daughters.The family held a private service June 22, 2020, at Seamon-Wilsey Funeral Home in Saugerties, NY, followed by a private graveside service on June 23, 2020, at Rose Hill Cemetery in Putnam Valley, NY. Rabbi Zoe B. Zac of

of Life will take place at a future date.To send condolences to the family of Frieda Congello, please visit www.sea-monwilseyfuneralhome.com/obituary/Frieda-Congello/sympathy

Helvi A. ImpolaHelvi A. Impola, 93, of New Paltz, New York, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at New Paltz Center for Rehabilitation in New Paltz, New York.

Born September 19, 1926 in Bronx, New York, she was the daughter of Albert and Aili (Leino) Thors.

In 1946, Helvi married Richard A. Impola. She was a city girl, and he was a country boy from the Up-per Peninsula of Michigan, just out of the Army. They lived in the city for a time, and then in Michigan for several years before settling in New Paltz, NY, in 1963. They had over 65 happy years together before Richard’s death in 2015. New Paltz area residents may remember the Senior Dance classes they hosted together for many years at the Unison Arts and Learning Center.

Helvi loved music and dancing, and, as the daughter of immigrants, she was passion-ately interested in the culture of Finnish-American communities. She researched and delivered lectures on Finnish-American musicians, including the folksinger Hiski Salomaa and the vocalist/accordionist Viola Turpeinen. She also wrote about the immigrant experience for Finnish-American periodicals.

Helvi earned her bachelor’s degree from Hunter College and her Master of Science in Education from SUNY New Paltz. She taught kindergarten for many years, first in the New York City school system, and later, after taking a hiatus to raise her family, at Highland Elementary School in Highland, New York, until her retirement in 1985.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Richard, and her beloved cousins, Mae (Leino) Kaven and Miriam (Leino) Eldridge.

She is survived by her children, Tom Impola and his companion Justine Goerlick of High Falls, NY, Paul Impola and his wife Pam (Trainor), of Albany, NY, and Karen Impola and her husband David Gibson, of Cedar Falls IA, and her grandchildren, Hanna Gibson and Leo Gibson, also of Cedar Falls, IA.

No service is planned. In lieu of flowers, we ask that you consider a donation in her name to the Finlandia Foundation: https://finlandiafoundation.org/

Copeland-Hammerl Funeral Home is honored to assist Helvi’s family with the ar-rangements.

Salvatore A. VerrastroSalvatore A. Verrastro, 91, of Saugerties, New York, passed away peacefully on Saturday evening. He is survived by his loving wife Sylvia Verrastro.Sal was born in Dunmore, Pennsylvania and was the son of the late Dominick and Grace Verrastro. He was a graduate of Dunmore High School and received his undergraduate degree from East Stroudsburg University, PA and his master’s degree from Temple University, PA. Sal was also a veteran of World War II, having served in the Army as a Medical Technician. Following his service and education, Sal worked at JT Baker Chemical Company of Phillipsburg, NJ and at Ferroxcube in Saugerties, NY. He concluded his ca-reer pursuing his lifelong love of teaching. Sal ultimately retired from his position as a Sci-ence Teacher after twenty rewarding years working with students in the Saugerties Central School District.In addition to his military service and career, Sal was an active member of the community. He served as the Past President of Saugerties Teachers Association, as a member of the Knights of Columbus 4th Degree and Color Corps, and as a member of the American Legion Post 72. Sal was also very active in the Saint Mary’s Church Parish community, having served as Past President of Saint Mary’s School PTA, Past President of the Holy Name Society, and as a Commentator and Eucharistic Minister at Saint Mary’s Church.Sal was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and loyal friend who will be missed more than words can express. His family always came first and he was incredibly proud of his children and grandchildren. In addition to his wife, Sal is survived by his daugh-ter Sandy (and husband Gene DiCesare) in Massachusetts and his two sons, Paul (and wife Ingrid Verrastro), and John Verrastro, both in California. Sal is also survived by his four grand-children, his sister Catherine (Verrastro) Gavern in Pennsylvania, and his brothers Dominick (and wife Dory) Verrastro and Donato Verrastro both in Pennsylvania, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Sal was preceded in death by his daughter Marie (Verrastro) Heep, his sister Marie (Verrastro) Sileo, and three brothers, Leonard, Canio, and Patrick Verrastro. Services with full Military Honors were private and under the direction of Buono Funeral Service, Inc. in Saugerties. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. Please offer you condolences for Sal and his family online at wwwBuono-FuneralService.com.


Saugerties | community

A convoy

Saugerties pays tribute to essential workers with a 31-mile motorcade parade

by David Gordon

The pandemic may have

forced local communities to change their Independ-ence Day plans, but the July Fourth weekend still gave people across the Hudson

Valley opportunities to celebrate. A traditional summer highlight in

Saugerties has been the annual July 4 parade, with participation from fire departments around Ulster County and floats from many community orga-nizations. The coronavirus pandemic, however, forced the event to be split among the various fire departments within Saugerties, and to travel to all the hamlets, a run of about 31 miles.

“There are six fire departments in Saugerties, and they are all represent-ed,” said Stan O’Dell, one of the two

parade chairmen — the other was Scott Campbell.

Along with the fire engines were automobiles carrying Saugerties town-board members and representing various organizations in the town. Private indi-viduals were not included in the parade.

The route took the procession from the Village of Saugerties through the hamlets of Glasco, Mount Marion, Centerville, Cedar Grove, Saxton and Malden.

“We can’t hit every neighborhood, but in each quadrant there will be a

place where people can view it, be it a fire station, a school or the Elks Lodge,” O’Dell said. “Everything is different, but we will do it in a way to honor it, but make sure that everybody is safe.”

Compared to previous parades, this was something of an anticlimax, but with the distance it needed to cover, the types of vehicles had to be limited, O’Dell said. “We couldn’t have floats, or hay wagons, or flat-bed trailers.”

A flyer giving details of the route included a note asking viewers to “please follow all social-distancing and

mask-wearing protocols.”Parades were also held in New Paltz

and Kingston.Municipalities across Ulster County

held their own motorcades honoring Independence Day and essential workers on July 5. In an effort to ensure crowds didn’t move from one town’s motorcade to another throughout the day, each was held at roughly the same time.

In lieu of municipal fireworks dis-plays, an “Independence Weekend Sa-lute” to essential workers was held on July 4 over the TechCity complex in Ulster.

P H O T O S B Y D A V I D G O R D O N

Top, a Saugerties fi re truck approaches the turn at Main and Market streets. In the background is the daily vigil for Black Lives Matter; above, fi re engines and participating organizations line up at Cantines Field at the start of the parade.

Saugerties | crime

Supply chainSaugerties man implicated in fi rebombing of NYPD vehicle

by Terence P Ward

Timothy Amerman, a

painter from Saugerties, has been charged with supplying Catskill resi-dent Samantha Shader with materials to “cause

some hell” in New York City on May 29, during protests in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd in Minneapo-lis. The supplies included a bottle that prosecutors say Shader used to fashion

the molotov cocktail she tossed into an unoccupied police vehicle.

Shader was caught on camera in the act, and arrested that day. During ques-tioning she claimed that an unfamiliar black man handed her the incendiary device, and she accepted because she was the only white person in the area. In her car, however, was a note with Amer-man’s prints on it that made reference to giving Shader bottles. Authorities claim he admitted to supplying her with bottles and other supplies for the drive to Brooklyn, including cannabis, along

with ten dollars for gas. According to the complaint against him, he expected the bottles to be used as “projectiles to throw at police and counter-protestors,” but denied knowing that the bottles and gasoline might be combined.

Investigators found Facebook posts by Amerman in which he expressed support for rioting and looting; Shader admits to also posting the same phrase, “black people have every right to burn down a country they built for free.” Amerman also apparently acknowledge on Facebook that he declined an invi-tation to “get saucey[sic],” but instead he “kitted out some others.” Prosecutors additionally assert in the complaint that Amerman admitted to be fond of Bulleit bourbon, the brand in which Shader’s makeshift explosive was bottled.

Amerman was arraigned in Albany on charges of civil disorder and civil disorder conspiracy, which could result in a sentence of 10 years. Some friends on Facebook have posted a link to a crowdfunding campaign to support him, but the campaign appears to have been removed.

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Woodstock Library bond voteThe Woodstock Library board re-

cently voted to keep on schedule and have the bond vote for a new library on November 3, 2020, the same day as the general election for president. We are well aware of the risks of having the bond vote in the year of the pandemic. No one can predict what our lives will be like in November. But the risks of delaying the vote seemed greater.

We feel compassion for those suffer-ing economically, not to mention phys-ically, from the vast disruption. We live and work here, too. Only homeowners pay property tax, not renters, and the library tax is the smallest slice of the pie. Second homeowners comprise 60 percent of Woodstock taxpayers and account for 70 percent of town tax revenue (since their homes are mostly of higher assessments), so those who live here year-round are going to get a beautiful functional 21st-century library

for not that much financial investment. We feel the amount of tax increase will not be significant, and we are proposing a zero-increase tax levy in our operational budget for the second year in a row.

The fact is that the current library building is totally unsuited for the new normal. Small, cramped spaces do not allow for social distancing. There are two to three staff who sit inside a tiny office behind the circulation desk. They can no longer occupy that space at the same time.

The public computers which are a lifeline for so many residents are not safely spaced. The air quality is already poor quality. There is only one bathroom. And of course, our second floor is not accessible for those who can’t manage stairs.

The new library will have open flexible spaces, advanced air filtration systems and our architect is already revising plans to make sure areas like public computers are configured to allow for current and likely future social distancing needs. Our planning committee is also revising our plan of service to make sure our future offerings are in sync with the changing needs of the population.

Many years of planning and much financial investment from private do-nors has brought us so close. Everyone has battle fatigue from the library wars, and both sides feel a public vote would settle the matter once and for all. When the bond passes, it will allow us to fund-raise much more successfully — there are generous donors who are waiting to make sure this is really happening, that the new library will actually be built, before committing. We can pay down the bond much quicker and borrow less once this happens.

The longer we wait, the more it will cost. If we end up in a recession or depression, costs may be lower, and the economic stimulus of a major con-struction project in town will provide jobs and an infusion of money into the town. Interest rates are at an all time low, so this is an ideal time to borrow for the greater public good.

Governor Cuomo has asked us to reimagine. The new library will be the catalyst for our communal reimagining of life in Woodstock. People out of work or students who can’t afford college will need us more than ever. The new library will be a source of inspiration, pride and support.

Dorothea Marcus

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Support Jen MetzgerWhy would Republicans be pour-

ing money into a Republican candidate to unseat state senator Jen Metzger? Surely they can appreciate that both parties voted to sign into law 21 of her bills!

Surely they would value the fact that she helped 1000 needy constituents to navigate the process of getting unem-ployment insurance at a time when the bureaucracy was overloaded.

They should see how helpful her information and resource guide for constituents is with its listings about food pantries, testing sites and small business assistance. Her community con-versations hosts local experts to answer our questions about Covid in real time.

Senator Metzger has always focused on the needs of the people she serves,

be it inflated electric bills or pandemic ills. Her Republican opponent is funded largely by big-money interests. That’s how his bread is buttered. Jen Metzger accepts no corporate donations.

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Talk is cheap when it’s a big-time corporation going up against small municipal players, neighbors and a taxpayer forced to expend $25,000.00 in legal expense to gain compliance of this improperly permitted project. Those

Pauline DelsonPauline Delson, 103, passed peacefully at her home in Saugerties, NY, on July 1, 2020.

Born in the Bronx, New York City in 1917, she was the last surviving daughter of Na-than and Anna Ballin. Pauline was prede-ceased by her three sisters Hilda Strauss, Helen Dreskin, and her twin sister Sylvia Pawliger. She married Irving Delson in 1938 and lived with him in NYC and Saugerties until his death in 1996.

Recognizing and celebrating her wonderful life are her four children and their spouses, Jonathan Delson (and Julie Sitney) of Sau-gerties NY, Helen Sue (and Nachum) Fass of Philadelphia PA, Niki Delson (and Ron Kokish) of Carbondale CO, and Martin (and Rosemarie) Delson of San Jose CA, along with grandchildren Alan, Karyn, David, Oren, Ezra, Rudy, Mon-ika, Andrew, Blake and Sky; and many cousins, nieces and nephews. She was fondly known as “GG” by her great-grandchildren.

Along with being a wife, homemaker, and mother, Pauline had been, over the course of her century of life, a folk dance teacher, crafts instructor and activ-ities director at several Catskills resorts and at a nursing home in Brooklyn. At age 90, she went to Israel to volunteer on a community farm collective. She loved knitting and crocheting and was able to produce hats, sweaters and scarves without using patterns. She would go into a movie theater with a ball of wool, watch a movie, and come out with a finished sweater. She was born before women had the right to vote, and she was proud to have voted in every presidential election since Franklin D. Roosevelt. She volunteered at the polls every year well into her last decade.

During her last few years, Pauline would relax at her home in Saugerties with her wonderful aides, go for walks around the neighborhood, and enjoy the company of her many local friends, including those at the Woodstock Jew-ish Congregation. She was always friendly, outgoing and ready to offer help if asked.

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Selina representatives who said they’d be in contact to discuss plans further hav-en’t been heard from by neighbors, this doesn’t bode well for building community confidence. Selina’s recent public meet-ing appearances seemed to have been solely an effort toward gaining exemption and exception to proper process, rather than an effort of navigating the required planning process. Selina also should have provided additional information timely when requested beginning March 2019. Having read volumes of MDRA consultant reports generated already

for this project I conservatively expect a very lengthy approval process. Opinion is Selina hasn’t been diligent in navigating the site plan approval process over the past 16 months, which is required prior to continuing construction. In fact, Selina hasn’t even posted the $50,000 escrow monies requested by the planning board nearly a year ago.

This new Selina operation will likely have higher occupancy rates and water usage rates than previous operations. But there’s already talk of Selina not hooking into the municipal water system. If the

wells go dry and Selina drills deeper, what happens if the neighbors’ wells go dry? Will Selina also back out of hooking into the town sewer system? Understanding Selina has been at this over one year, has the lengthy legal process of connecting into the municipal systems even com-menced? Shouldn’t this be expected prior to approval? I say use caution neighbors and do pay close attention. Let your voice be heard before it’s too late, or you may just lose your voice.

About the Memorandum of Under-standing, what’s up with that? I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. Something stinks.

Marcel Nagele

Woodstock

Caring for the Dewey Decimal SystemThe directors of the Woodstock

Public Library began their journey to demolish and build a new library build-ing in 2007. Over the 13 years, the cost of a replacement library and the pro-posed demolishing of the building at 5 Library Lane had and still has a lot of taxpayer opposition. The existing building has some historic value and fits very well within the Tinker Street landscape.

The opposition to building a new library eventually developed into the Library Alliance being formed by a large group of concerned taxpayers who want-ed to restore and renovate the existing building.

Today, the United States is in the snares of the COVID virus and our economy has been stalled or stopped for at least half a year. This unprecedented condition may be with us for a lot longer

as the United States has not decided what to do. Many Woodstock taxpayers are out of work and we see the lines at the local food banks continue to grow. The possibility that we may lose some of the businesses in Woodstock exists. Many of our taxpayers have suffered a significant loss in income.

Despite the bad economic condition, the Library Board is continuing to neglect preserving the existing building and to spend unapproved taxpayer money on the construction project to build a new library. I have no idea how this construc-tion project is being funded since it was never included in the library budget. There must have been some pork in the past budgets submitted to the taxpayers for approval.

Today we also will have the Library Board moving to request the taxpayers to approve a multi-million dollar bond that would increase the town’s debt for 30 years and cause an increase in the property tax bills.

Have the Woodstock taxpayers ap-proved the construction of a new library? Does Woodstock really want to take on this debt in a time of such economic instability? Do the Woodstock taxpayers think it is a good idea to increase their property taxes for the next 30 years? Is there a better way to do this?

Perhaps a solution exists if the Wood-stock Library Board and the Library Alliance join together and move to work on a project that would commence to re-store, preserve, renovate and expand the existing library building without floating a multi-million dollar bond.

Each year, within the annual budget, an amount of about $500,000 could be included to complete the library im-

James R. McDonaldJames R. McDonald, 87, of New Paltz, New York, passed away unexpectedly, of natural causes, on Friday, July 3, 2020, at his home in Woodland Pond of New Paltz, New York.Born December 3, 1932 in The Bronx, New York, he was the son of the late Andrew and Ethel (Eckberg) McDonald. He was raised in the Inwood section of Man-hattan, where he attended Good Shepard Elementary School, followed by Manhattan Prep High School, where he was Captain of the Track Team. He was accepted and attended Manhattan College. He then took a break to proudly serve his country in the U.S. Army Signal Corp. from 1952 to 1954. He returned to complete his degree in Electrical Engineering in 1956. That was followed by a long industrious career work-ing for RCA Global Communications.He leaves his loving wife, Joan McDonald, of 52 years; his four adoring children, Diane Trieper and her husband, Buddy of Boca Raton, FL, Julie Kay Ellman of New Paltz, NY, Marco Ellman and his wife, Betsy of Larch-mont, NY, and Gregory Ellman of Kingston, NY; and numerous grandchil-dren and great grandchildren.He was laid to rest at The Cemetery of the Gate of Heaven in Hawthorne, New York on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at 10:30 a.m.Copeland-Hammerl Funeral Home is honored to assist James’s family with the arrangements.

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BAM 257, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 6/16/2020. Cty: Ulster. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Matthew R. Aube, 166 N. Putt Corners Rd., New Paltz, NY 12561. General PurposeLEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Com-pany (LLC): BlackOak Consultants, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/08/2020. Office Location: Ulster County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Robert Farrell 37 Colonial Drive Tillson, NY 12486. Purpose: Any lawful Kerry Farrell acts or activities. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date.LEGAL NOTICE

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provement. Over a few years the project could be finished without incurring long-term debt. In addition to taxpayer money, private donations and bequests can be sought in exchange for naming dedications to portions of the building.

With the Library Board and the Library Alliance, there is a lot of talent and a lot of good intentions to get the job done. The first step would be for the Library Board to agree to meet with the Library Alliance and from there, we can perhaps see some magic and get the job done. Let us hope that it doesn’t take another 13 years!

Jim Dougherty

Shady

Confusion over Oliver House I share my background as testimo-

ny to my commitment and dedication to remembering our black history. For the past 25 years, I have researched the African-American history of New Paltz and the Hudson Valley. Two dec-ades ago, I was a member of a dedicat-ed team that first commemorated the African-American Burial Ground on Huguenot Street. I have continued this research with two books, several curric-ula and websites on African-American history in our region.

Most recently, I initiated the dedi-cation of a plaque to commemorate a great African-American citizen of New Paltz, Julia Jackson, who was an hon-ored member of a once-vibrant New Paltz black community. Jacob and John Wynkoop, along with the Oliver, Freer, Lefevre, Jackson, Fox, Dubois, Moody, Eltinge, Rose and Hasbrouck (Murphy) families among others were all members of this local black community.

Reading all the posts concerning the Oliver House, I am troubled by the confusion surrounding the importance of the house, which has been neglected for decades. The house itself does not contain the spirit of the people who originally built or inhabited it. Rather, the question is how we honor the legacy of the people who constructed the house and called it their home.

If the village had not stepped in, Stewart’s was going to raze the house, leaving no trace of its origins and sig-nificance. I am more than grateful that Stewart’s has made an agreement that we can use this location to honor our former black community, which we can do in many ways without the building. We need to remember that our commu-nity’s black heritage is clearly more than the Oliver House. Our history begins in 1674 when Louis Dubois purchased two individuals, Susan and Anthony. In 1845, there were 207 people of color living in our town.

Where are their descendants now? I am in touch with a descendent of the family that built the Oliver House. I am currently working with a colleague to try to understand the disappearance of this

community in a virtual exhibit which will be posted on HRVH.org.

For more information on local black history, you can view an exhibit I created several years ago, The Missing Chapter. found at: https://omeka.hrvh.org/exhib-its/show/missing-chapter/

Susan Stessin-Cohn

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Palestinian hatredMs. Jane Toby in a letter (entitled

by the editor “Let’s Work Together”) continues to not only encourage not working together but continues to spew out the anti-Israel boycott. Divestment and sanctions movement’s incorrect or misleading statements.

First off, the name that Ms. Toby gave the Palestinian that she is equating and elevating to similarity with George Floyd, is not correct. His name is not Ilya Halak. It is Iyad Halak.

Secondly, their situations, other than their deaths by police, are not even re-motely analogous. George Floyd’s killer and his accomplices while policeman are not constantly on active alert for terrorists. The Israeli police safeguard Israelis from those Palestinian terror-ists who have been brainwashed about what their mission in life should be, i.e., jihad against Jews. So while Iyad Halak’s death was possibly a tragic mistake, it was born of the constant and fatiguing vigilance that the Israeli police have to have because of the very real danger of a terrorist attack.

Interestingly, the Israeli police and

government officials immediately called for an investigation of this tragic accident and apologized to the family. The same does not happen when a Palestinian terrorist intentionally kills an Israeli. Furthermore, when a terrorist is killed by an Israeli, there is joy in Gaza and the West Bank and that terrorist is honored by the Palestinians.

Worse yet, the Palestinian leadership reward those terrorists’ families with support payments. Thus money, received from Israel and other sources, that was meant to aid all Palestinians ends up being diverted to “fund” terrorism.

Too bad the situation has devolved to this current impasse given that many of the issues dividing Israel and Palestin-ians were settled peacefully by the Oslo accords, negotiated agreements which were soon undermined and rejected by the Palestinian leaders.

Susan Puretz

Saugerties

MaskadaisicalCovid is not just a cough, and it is time

to dispel the “distrust in public health” which Donald Trump has fomented in his movement. Masks are not a political issue. They are common sense. Please don’t think you have to show allegiance to your political party by wearing or not wearing a mask. Not wearing a mask in a public place in the middle of a deadly pandemic is simply ignorant — not Re-publican or Democrat.

Our blowhard Trump has ignored coronavirus signs from the get-go and has delayed any valuable national strat-egy against it for political gain. Rather than doing the hard work to manage and

shorten the pandemic, all he is capable of doing is wishing it away. It has been a catalog of missteps… Finding different ways to call Trump an idiot is just way easy…

Bad intent and bad deeds contribute to bad karma. All is underscored and based on false or incomplete information, confabulation, dogma, illusion, or (as we have regularly witnessed) some other misleading effects of perception that have been added, contributing to a disruptive intensity until, in the final moments, no one can see you roll your eyes.

People everywhere are not wearing masks and not doing distancing. They think this just miraculously went away because governors reopened states. No one cares about their fellow citizens dy-ing. It is incredibly sad what our country has become during this swirling viral menace. Ethics, honor, decency, good-ness and selflessness are alien concepts to these morons who BS in the name of their so-called freedom being trampled on.

Stupid is as stupid does.The reasonable, correct-thinking,

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OPT UP AIR LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/13/2020. Office in Ulster Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 2107 Pana-mint Dr., Los Angelos, CA 90065. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Principal business location: 7532 State Route 52 Greenfield Park, NY 12435.LEGAL NOTICE

SAN GIOVANNI & ASSOCIATES LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/17/20. Office in Ulster Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Joseph Sangi, Sr., 106 West Chestnut St., Kingston, NY 12401. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC): The name of the LLC is: WOOD-STOCK HAULING LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) office on: 05/05/20. The County in which the Office is to be located: ULSTER. The SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The ad-dress to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is: 305 HURLEY AVE APT 19F KINGSTON NY 12401. Purpose: any lawful activity. LEGAL NOTICE

RRD Lawn & Landscape LLC. Filed 1/27/20. Office: Ulster Co. SSNY desig. as agent for pro-cess & shall mail to: Ryan Drosdowich, 10 Moun-tain View Pl N, New Paltz, NY 12561. Purpose: General.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Com-pany (LLC): The Board Mechanic, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on March 9, 2020. Office location: Ulster County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom pro-cess against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The Board Mechanic, LLC P.O. Box 440 Gardiner, NY 12525. Purpose: Any lawful acts or activities. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date.LEGAL NOTICE

Tributary Data LLC. Arts. Of Org. Filed with the SSNY on 4/24/20. Office: Ulster County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom pro-cess against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 143 Henry St Kings-ton NY 12401. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of TRS OTHER CO., LLCArts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY

(SSNY) on 05/15/20. Office location: Ulster County. Princ. office of LLC: 451 Scarawan Rd., Stone Ridge, NY 12484. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity.LEGAL NOTICE

NUTRITION-WISE, PLLCNOTICE is given of the formation of NUTRI-

TION-WISE, PLLC, a professional limited liability company, by the filing of Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on June 10, 2020. The office of the PLLC is located in Ulster County, New York. The Sec-retary of State has been designated as agent of the company upon whom process may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the company served upon him to NUTRITION-WISE, PLLC, 231 Main Street, New Paltz, New York 12561. The purpose of the PLLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity.LEGAL NOTICE

“Pratham Peeth Publications” LLC. AOI filed with the SSNY on 5/7/20 Office: Ulster Coun-ty. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 58 Mt Airy Rd, Saugerties, NY 12477. Purpose: any lawful purpose.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of formation of Kingston Residential Property Holdings, LLC (the “LLC”). Arts. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on March 4, 2020. Office Location: Ulster County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy to: 31 Gill Street, Kingston, New York 12401. Pu rpose: any lawful activity.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of formation of ride on time taxi service LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 02/13/2020 office location Ulster SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 591 Rt 44/55 Highland N.Y. 12528LEGAL NOTICE

Rock Haven Stone LLC. Filed 2/20/20. Office: Ulster Co. SSNY desig. as agent for process & shall mail to: 12 Upper Cherrytown Rd Apt A, Ker-honkson, NY 12446. Registered Agent: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave Ste 202, Bklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: General.LEGAL NOTICE

Sahler Mill Farm, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 5/11/2020. Cty: Ul-ster. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 46 N. Chestnut St., New Paltz, NY 12561. Gen-eral PurposeLEGAL NOTICE

Thebkeepers, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/10/2020. Cty: Ulster. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 45 Mary Ave., Lake Katrine, NY 12499. General

Purpose. LEGAL NOTICE

WilsonPlunkett LLC. Filed 12/23/19. Office: Ulster Co. SSNY desig. as agent for process & shall mail to: 6 Joys Ln, Kingston, NY 12401. Registered Agent: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave Ste 202, Bklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: General.LEGAL NOTICE

Yellow Bench LLC. Filed 11/8/19. Office: Ul-ster Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: Taylor & Company Cpa, 239 Us Hwy 24 Po Box 429, Buena Vista, CO 81211. Purpose: General.LEGAL NOTICE

OPEN-HEARTED LACTATION, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/4/2020. Office in Ulster Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 17 Carroll St., Tillson, NY 12486, which is also the principal business location. Pur-pose: Any lawful purpose. LEGAL NOTICE

Bearded Boys BBQ LLC. Filed 2/24/20. Of-fice: Ulster Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 1314 Burlingham Rd Pine Bush, NY 12566. Purpose: General.LEGAL NOTICE

Kevin’s Property Management LLC Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 3/10/2020. Office: Ulster County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, c/o Kieran M. Lalor, Esq. 2537 Rt 52, Hopewell Junc-tion, NY 12533. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of Law Office of Antony M. Eminowicz PLLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 6/9/20. Office location: Ulster Co. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 93 Wall St, Kingston, NY 12401. Purpose: practice the profession of Law.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of Moca Properties LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/4/20. Office location: Ulster Coun-ty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Venable LLP, Attn: Ani Ho-vanessian Esq., 1270 Ave of the Americas, 24th Fl, NY, NY 10020. Purpose: any lawful activity.LEGAL NOTICE

L & L Earthworx, LLC. Filed with SSNY on 2/10/20. Office: Ulster County. SSNY designat-ed as agent for process & shall mail copy to: 536 Station Rd, Shandaken, NY 12480. Pur-pose: Any lawful.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Com-pany (LLC): REDD SAID FRED LLC, Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on March 11, 2020. Office location: Ulster County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: REDD SAID FRED LLC 68 Tinker Street, Stop E, Woodstock, NY 12498. Purpose: Any lawful acts or activi-ties. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date. LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of METROCAPITAL RENTAL PROPERTIES LLC Articles of Or-ganization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 4/15/2020. Office in Ulster County. SSNY has been des-ignated as agent of the LLC upon whom pro-cess against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to METROCAPITAL RENTAL PROPERTIES, LLC, c/o 479 Wash-ington Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any law-ful act or activity.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of BYRDCLIFFE PROPER-TY MANAGEMENT LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 2/20/2020. Office in Ulster County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to SHARON C FLETCHER c/o BYRDCLIFFE PROP-ERTY MANAGEMENT LLC, 479 Washington Av-enue, Kingston, NY 12401. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of EIGHT TWENTY FIVE LLC, a domestic limited liability company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/15/2020. Office location: Ulster County. Principal business loca-tion: 9 Bluestone Road, Woodstock, NY 12498. SSNY is designed as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to c/o the LLC, 9 Bluestone Road, Woodstock, NY 12498. Purpose: design-oriented home goods retail, and any other purpose.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of formation of MINDFUL BODY MEDI-CINE, PLLC. Art/Org. filed w/SSNY on 8/30/19. Office loc: Ulster Cty. SSNY desig. for svc/proc at 90 State St #700-40, Albany, NY 12207. Pur-pose: Any lawful activity. LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of ERS Real Estate Hold-ing, LLC

The name of the limited liability company (“LLC”) is ERS Real Estate Holding , LLC. Arti-cles of Organization were filed with NYS Dept. of State on January 13th, 2020. The office of the LLC is in Ulster County. The secretary of state has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The ad-dress to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it is 20 Kent Street, New City, New York, 10956.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of Maneul LLCThe name of the limited liability company

(“LLC”) is Maneul LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with NYS Dept. of State on 2/10/2020. The office of the LLC is in Ulster County. The secretary of state has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it is 27 Overlook Street, Mount Vernon, NY 10522.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Compa-ny (LLC): ANULYFE ENTERPRISES, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on MARCH 26TH, 2020. Office location: Ulster County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: ANULYFE ENTER-PRISES, LLC. 212 EAGLES NEST RD., HURLEY, NY 12443 Purpose: Any lawful acts or activities. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date. LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of BIG APPLE 1 LLCArts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY

(SSNY) on 02/18/20. Office location: Ulster County. Princ. office of LLC: c/o Applestone Meat Co., 3605 Main St., Stone Ridge, NY 12484. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity.LEGAL NOTICE

TOMMY’S COUNTRY CABIN, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/21/20. Office: Ulster County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, c/o William T. Rabbitt, 4 School House Lane, Sims-bury, CT 06070. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Qualification of AC CATSKILLS LLCAppl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of

NY (SSNY) on 02/24/20. Office location: Ul-ster County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 02/06/20. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Ser-vice Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Jeffrey W. Bullock, Secy. of State - State of DE, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Com-pany (LLC): Farm Kitchen LLC Articles of Organi-zation were filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 5/1/2020. Office location: Ulster County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of pro-cess to: Farm Kitchen LLC, 136 Hommelville Rd, Saugerties NY 12477. Purpose: Any lawful acts or activities. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Com-pany (LLC): Millstream Tavern LLC Articles of Or-ganization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 5/1/2020. Office location: Ulster County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of pro-cess to: Millstream Tavern LLC, 136 Hommelville Rd, Saugerties NY 12477. Purpose: Any lawful acts or activities. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Com-pany (LLC): 262 Main Street Saugerties LLC Arti-cles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 12/3/2019. Of-fice location: Ulster County. SSNY has been des-ignated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: 262 Main Street Saugerties LLC, 136 Hommelville Rd, Saugerties NY 12477. Pur-pose: Any lawful acts or activities. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC): AB&F Glenerie, LLC, Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/01/2016. Of-fice location: Ulster County. SSNY has been des-ignated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: AB&F Glenerie LLC, 183 Wilson Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Purpose: Any lawful acts or activities. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Com-pany (LLC): Hudson Star Group, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 4/27/2020. Office location: Ulster County. SSNY has been desig-nated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: (First Capital Property Group LLC, PO Box 201, Stone Ridge, NY 12484). Purpose: Any lawful acts or activities. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of formation of TERRA RIDGE LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/25/19. Office in UlsterCounty. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 45 Shivertown Rd New Paltz, NY, 12561. Purpose: Any lawful Purpose.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Com-pany (LLC): 2 Clermont Lane, LLC. Articles of Or-ganization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/29/2020. Office loca-tion: Ulster County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of pro-cess to: c/o 2 Clermont Lane, LLC, 260 Kings Mall Court, Suite 313, Kingston, NY 12401. Pur-pose: Any lawful act or activities. Latest date

upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date. LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Com-pany (LLC): 9 Neher St, LLC Articles of Organiza-tion were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/29/2020. Office location: Ul-ster County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: c/o 9 Neher St, LLC, 260 Kings Mall Court, Suite 313, Kingston, NY 12401. Purpose: Any lawful act or activities. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date. LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Com-pany (LLC): Claudio D Marinesco Photography, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 1/2/2020. Office location: Ulster County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Claudio Marinesco, 91 Palazzo Ln, Highland, NY 12528. Purpose: Photography. LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of Otter Hollow LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/7/20. Office location: Ulster County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail pro-cess to: Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, 1133 Avenue of the Americas, NY, NY 10036, Attn: Michael S. Arlein, Esq. Purpose: any pur-poses permitted by applicable law.LEGAL NOTICE

FA2071 LLCNOTICE is given of the formation of FA2071

LLC, a limited liability company, by the filing of Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on February 26, 2020. The office of the LLC is located in Ulster County, New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the company upon whom process may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the company served upon him to FA2071 LLC, 137 Cooper Street, Accord, New York 12404. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Com-pany (LLC): Align Rehabilitation Services, LLC, Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on May 6, 2020. Office location: 21 Highland Road, Ulster Park, Ulster County. SSNY has been des-ignated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Align Rehabilitation Services, LLC at 21 Highland Road, Ulster Park, New York, 12487. Purpose: Any lawful acts or activ-ities. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date. LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of formation of a Limited Liability Com-pany (LLC). The name of the LLC is: Twelve Sev-en LLC. Articles of organization were filed with the secretary of State of New York (SSNY) office on 4/30/2020. The county in which the office is to be located: Ulster. The SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the SSNY should mail a copy of any process against the LLC is: Twelve Seven LLC PO Box 985 New-burgh, NY 12551. Purpose: Any lawful activity LEGAL NOTICE

Rack Express LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 4/27/2020. Cty: Ulster. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to PO Box 661, Lake Katrine, NY 12449. General PurposeLEGAL NOTICE

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OFRidgeview Home Consultants LLCUnder Section 203 of the Limited Liability

Company LawTHE UNDERSIGNED, being a natural person of

at least eighteen (18) years of age, and acting as the organizer of the limited liability company hereby being formed under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law of the State of New York certifies that:

FIRST: The name of the limited liability com-pany is: Ridgeview Home Consultants LLC

SECOND: To engage in any lawful act or activity within the purposes for which limited li-ability companies may be organized pursuant to Limited Liability Company Law provided that the limited liability company is not formed to engage in any act or activity requiring the consent or ap-proval of any state official, department, board, agency, or other body without such consent or approval first being obtained.

THIRD: The county, within this state, in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is ULSTER.

FOURTH: The Secretary of State is designat-ed as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any pro-cess against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: Ridgeview Home Consultants LLC PO Box 1097 New Paltz, NY 12561

FIFTH: The limited liability company is to be managed by: ONE OR MORE MEMBERS.

SIXTH: The existence of the limited liability company shall begin upon filing of these Articles of Organization with the Department of State.

SEVENTH: The limited liability company shall have a perpetual existence.

EIGHTH: The limited liability company shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless all mem-bers, managers, and former members and managers of the limited liability company against expenses (including attorney’s fees, judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement) incurred in connection with any claims, causes of action, de-mands, damages, liabilities of the limited liability company, and any pending or threatened action, suit, or proceeding.

Such indemnification shall be made to the full-est extent permitted by the laws of the State of New York, provided that such acts or omissions


which gives rise to the cause of action or pro-ceedings occurred while the Member or Manag-er was in performance of his or her duties for the limited liability company and was not as a result of his or her fraud, gross negligence, willful mis-conduct or a wrongful taking. The indemnifica-tion provided herein shall inure to the benefit of successors, assigns, heirs, executors, and the administrators of any such person.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of 20/20 Design by De-abi, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 5/14/20. Office location: Ulster Co. SSNY des-ignated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail pro-cess to: 29 Kleinkill Drive, New Paltz, NY 12561. Purpose: any lawful activities.LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

FIRST: The name of the Limited Liability Company is George White, LLC (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”)

SECOND: The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on March 16, 2020.

THIRD: The County within the State of New York in which the office of the Company is locat-ed is Greene.

FOURTH: The Secretary of State has been des-ignated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is 3111 Cobb Hill Road, Cazenovia, NY 13035.

FIFTH: The Company is organized for all law-ful purposes, and to do any and all things neces-sary, convenient, or incidental to that purpose.

Dated: March 17, 2020FREEMAN HOWARD, P.C.441 East Allen StreetP.O. Box 1328Hudson, New York 12534

LEGAL NOTICENOTICE OF APPROVAL OF APPLICATION BY

FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) FOR AUTHORITY TO TRANSACT BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

1. The name of the LLC is EMPATHIC SOUL HOLDINGS LLC.

2. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Texas on Oc-tober 7, 2019.

3. The application of the LLC to transact busi-ness in the State of New York was approved by the Secretary of State of the State of New York on February 5, 2020.

4. The county within New York State in which the LLC is to be located is Ulster County.

5. The LLC has designated the Secretary of State of the State of New York as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which a copy of any pro-cess against the LLC shall be mailed is 1611 Missouri Street, Houston, Texas 77006.

6. The LLC may pursue any lawful activity. LEGAL NOTICE

THE WEST CAMPER LLC filed Art. Of Org with SSNY 12/16/2019. Office location: Ulster County, SSNY is designated LLC agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of such process to P.O. Box 91, West Camp, New York 12490. Purpose: Any lawful activity.LEGAL NOTICE

GALEANO ENTERPRISES LLC filed Art. Of Org with SSNY 02/25/2020. Office location: Ul-ster County, SSNY is designated LLC agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of such process to 455 Old Route 32, Saugerties, NY 12477. Purpose: Any lawful activity.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Compa-ny (LLC): Dyneepro Entertainment LLC, Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/19/2020. Of-fice location: Ulster County. SSNY has been des-ignated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Dyneepro Entertainment LLC, 319 Old Route 209 Rd, Hurley, NY 12443. Purpose: Any lawful acts or activities. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date. LEGAL NOTICE

Hudson Valley Nannies LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 4/13/2020. Office: Ulster County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at: 217 Downs St. Kingston, NY 12401. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date.LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLCNOTICE OF FORMATION OF VETERANS IN-

VESTING LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 1/15/2020. Office Location: Ulster County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Of-fice address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him is 57 N. Chestnut Street, New Paltz, NY, 12561. Purpose of LLC: To engage in any and all busi-ness activities permitted under the laws of the State of New York. LEGAL NOTICE

Verdigreen Hotels, LLC, App of Auth. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 9/18/2019. Cty: Ulster. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom pro-cess against may be served & shall mail process to 72 Forest Street, Montclair, NY 07042.LEGAL NOTICE

Vrehi Twin Gables, LLC, App of Auth. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 9/18/2019. Cty: Ulster. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom pro-cess against may be served & shall mail process to 72 Forest Street, Montclair, NY 07042. LEGAL NOTICE

William Cafiero Properties LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/22/2005. Office: Ul-ster Co. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 521 County Route 6, High Falls, NY 12440. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.LEGAL NOTICE

Vieira Trucking & Landworks, LLCNotice of Formation of Vieira Trucking & Land-

works, LLC, a Limited Liability Company (“LLC”), Art. Of Org. filed with the Sec. of State of N.Y., on 05/29/2020; the office location of the LLC is 202 New Salem Road, Kingston, New York 12401, Ulster County; the SSNY has been desig-nated as Agent of the LLC, upon whom process against it may be served: the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC. Purpose of the business is to engage in any lawful activities.LEGAL NOTICE

BCR CONTRACTING, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 2/25/2020. Office in Ulster Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom pro-cess may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 600 Swartekill Rd., New Paltz, NY 12561, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. LEGAL NOTICE

EXPRESS LATINOS, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 2/5/2020. Office in Ulster Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom pro-cess may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 686 Broadway, Kingston, NY 12401, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Qualification of FAIR WARNING ART, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/26/20. Office location: Ul-ster County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/18/20. Princ. office of LLC: 1158 Berme Rd., Kerhonkson, NY 12446. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Art business.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of HRH Develop-ment LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/13/20 . Office location: Ulster County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Steven Morris, 675 Cooper Lake Road, Bearsville, NY 12409. Purpose: Real Estate DevelopmentLEGAL NOTICE

12 NEHER STREET LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 3/18/20. Off. Loc. : Ulster Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to the LLC, 50 N 1ST St., Apt. 6C., Brooklyn, NY 11249. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.LEGAL NOTICE

208 BDWY LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 3/26/20. Off. Loc.: Ulster Co. SSNY des-ignated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to the LLC, P.O. Box 1206, Port Ewen, NY 12466. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of 35 LR, LLCArts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY

(SSNY) on 06/09/20. Office location: Ulster County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Richard M. Hoffman, c/o Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman, 7 Times Sq., (28th Fl.), NY, NY 10036. Purpose: Any lawful activity.LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

FIRST: The name of the Limited Liability Com-pany is Grange Upstate, LLC (hereinafter re-ferred to as the “Company”)

SECOND: The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on February 5, 2020.

THIRD: The County within the State of New York in which the office of the Company is locat-ed is Greene.

FOURTH: The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. The post office ad-dress to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is P.O. Box 1328, Hudson, NY 12534.

FIFTH: The Company is organized for all law-ful purposes, and to do any and all things neces-sary, convenient, or incidental to that purpose.

Dated: February 28, 2020FREEMAN HOWARD, P.C.441 East Allen StreetP.O. Box 1328Hudson, New York 12534

LEGAL NOTICEHudson Valley River Retreat LLC. Filed

2/6/20. Office: Ulster Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: Margaret Mak, 33 Gibbons Ln, New Paltz, NY 12561. Purpose: General.LEGAL NOTICE

Hurley Avenue LLC. Filed 5/13/20. Office: Ulster Co. SSNY desig. as agent for process & shall mail to: 150 Hurley Ave, Kingston, NY 12401. Purpose: General.LEGAL NOTICE

JDGM Enterprises, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/15/2020. Cty: Ul-ster. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 116 Fairway Dr., Hurley, NY 12443. General Purpose.LEGAL NOTICE

4EVER GREEN LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/20/2020. Office loc: Ulster County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Kevin Flood, 612 Broad-way, Kingston, NY 12401. Reg Agent: Joanne Flood, 5 Arnold Drive, Kingston, NY 12401. Pur-pose: Any Lawful Purpose.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of 703 OpCo LLC

Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/23/20. Office location: Ulster County. Princ. office of LLC: 863 County Rd. 2, Accord, NY 12404. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Jeremy Rub-man, c/o 703 Advisors at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of A WILLIAM WEINIG FILM LLC

Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/30/20. Office location: Ulster County. Princ. office of LLC: 10 Grandview Ave., Pleasantville, NY 10570. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Lynn Weinig, Esq. at the princ. office of the LLC. Pur-pose: Any lawful activity.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Com-pany (LLC): AIDEN INDUSTRIES LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/04/2020. Office location: Ulster County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom pro-cess against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Sloan A. Hoffstatter, 2779 Route 209, Kingston, NY 12401. Purpose: Any lawful acts or activities including but not limited to automotive repair. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date.LEGAL NOTICE

AUTUMN ROSE ASSOCIATES LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/1/18. Office in Ulster Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 161 South Rd., Ruby, NY 12475. Pur-pose: Any lawful purpose.LEGAL NOTICE

CARLA ROZMAN GRAPHIC DESIGN, LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 01/27/2020. Off. Loc. : Ulster Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, 17 John Street, Kingston, NY 12401. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.LEGAL NOTICE

CRL WELLNESS, LLC, a domestic LLC, filled with SSNY on 5/21/20. Office Location: Ulster County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against the it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy process to: Chel-sea Landolfa, 9 Bud St., New Paltz, NY 12561. General PurposesLEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of HIGH FALL BARNS LLCArts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY

(SSNY) on 06/22/20. Office location: Ulster County. Princ. office of LLC: 1001 Fifth Ave., NY, NY 10017. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Philip J. Michaels, c/o Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, 1301 Ave. of the Americas, NY, NY 10019. Purpose: Any lawful activity.LEGAL NOTICE

HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION of the VILLAGE OF NEW PALTZ

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hear-

ing will be held by the Historic Preservation Com-mission of the Village of New Paltz, Ulster Coun-ty, State of New York, on the application of Dana Rudikoff for a certificate of appropriateness to install a shed (12’ x 12’ or smaller) in the rear yard of her property at 168 Huguenot Street. A digital copy of the application is available for review by emailing the Commission secretary at [email protected].

The public hearing will take place at the regular monthly meeting of the Village Historic Preserva-tion Commission, to be held remotely via Zoom on Monday, July 20, 2020 at 7:15 p.m. Owing to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, and the federal, State, and County declarations of emergency, no public attendance is allowed at the public hearing. Interested parties may view the meeting live on YouTube and make written comments in real time by going to the following web address: https://youtu.be/l1FM59h 4--0

Public comments concerning this application may also be submitted in writing to, and received by, the Commission secretary at [email protected] prior to the opening of the public hearing.

The Village of New Paltz will make every effort to ensure that the public hearing is accessible to persons wit0h disabilities. Anyone requiring spe-cial assistance and/or reasonable accommoda-tions should contact the Commission secretary at least five days prior to the hearing date.LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGULSTER COUNTYAPPLICATION FOR U.S. DEPARTMENT OF

HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS (CDBG) ADMINISTERED BY THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY RE-NEWAL

Citizens are advised that Ulster County is considering an application under the Economic Development and Small Business Assistance Program that utilizes Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds administered by the New York State Office of Homes and Community Renewal (OCR). This program provides funding to local governments to assist qualifying busi-nesses who undertake activities resulting in the creation or retention of job opportunities for per-sons from low- and moderate-income families.

A public hearing on the proposed application by Ulster County to assist Farm to Table Com-munity Inc. will be held on July 21 at 7:00 PM or soon thereafter as the public may be heard, in the County Legislative Chambers, 6th Floor, 244 Fair St. Kingston, New York and/or via vid-eoconference to the extent allowable pursuant to existing New York State legislation, or order and the Rules of the Ulster County Legislature. Citizens are encouraged to submit their com-ments and views on the proposed application as outlined below. The hearing is being conducted pursuant to Section 570.486, Subpart I of the Code of Federal Regulations in compliance with

the requirements of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended.

Ulster County’s application is seeking to pro-vide funding for Farm to Table Community Inc. located at 750 Enterprise Drive in the amount of $390,000 in CDBG funds to purchase equip-ment for its operations with a total cost of $4,465,038. The Farm Bridge will create a to-tal of twenty-eight (28) full time jobs that will be made available to persons from low- and moder-ate-income families.

Written comments should be directed to Lisa Berger, Director, Ulster County Office of Eco-nomic Development, 3 Development Court, P.O. Box 1800, Kingston, New York, 12402 and shall be received no later than July 21, 2020.

Copies of supporting documentation are available for viewing at the offices of the Ulster County Office of Economic Development, 3 De-velopment Court, Kingston, NY.

The Ulster County Legislature is committed to making its Public Meetings accessible to individ-uals with disabilities. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation or assistance to par-ticipate in the Public Hearing or to obtain a copy of the transcript of the Public Hearing in an alter-native format in accordance with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the Office of the Clerk of the Legislature at 845-340-3666.

Dated: July 8, 2020Kingston, New YorkVictoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature

LEGAL NOTICENotice is hereby given that an order entered

by the Supreme Court,Ulster County, on the 26 day of June, 2020,

bearing Index Number 2020-1370, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at Ulster County Clerk’s Office, Kingston, N.Y., grants me the right to assume the name of Ella Jade Duffy Kaiser. The city and state of my present address are 71 Guyton St., Kingston, N.Y., the month and year of my birth are March 4, 2002; the place of my birth is Kingston, NY; my present name is Timothy Mark Kaiser.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of qualification of Leafs 2 Manage-ment, LLC. Authority filed w/ Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/30/19. Organized in Alaska on 8/6/19. NY Off. loc.: Ulster Cnty. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 200 W. 34th Ave. #977, Anchorage, AK 99503, which is also the address to be maintained in Alaska. Arts. of Org. filed w/ Alaska Sec. of State, PO Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811. Purpose: Any lawful activity.LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Sealed bids will be received, publicly opened and read at the Ulster County Purchasing Department, 244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY 12401 on Thursday, Au-gust 6, 2020 at 2:30 PM for HVAC Control System Upgrade Ulster County Courthouse, BID #RFB-UC20-145C. Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above ad-dress or on our website at www.co.ulster.ny.us/purchasing.

Ed Jordan, Ulster County Director of Purchas-ingLEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGTOWN OF NEW PALTZPLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing

will be held by the Town Board of the Town of New Paltz on July 16, 2020 at 7:00 o’clock P.M. local time for the proposed Local Law B (Proposed) of 2020 establishing a Community Preservation Fund and creating a Community Preservation Fund Advisory Board and to hear all interested persons regarding the proposed local law.

Due to the ongoing COVID pandemic, the Town Hall is closed to the general public until further notice. Pursuant to Executive Order No. 202.1, as extended, issued by Governor Cuomo, and advisories issued by Federal, State and Local officials related to the COVID-19 virus, the public will not be permitted to attend in person. Board members may participate in the public hearing via teleconference or video conference. Please refer to the announcement to be posted on the Town website at https://www.townofnewpaltz.org listing the specific link which will allow the public to view and listen to the proceedings live. Documents will be posted on the Town’s website.

All interested persons will be given an oppor-tunity to be heard as follows: 1) The public is en-couraged to submit written comments by email or telephone in advance of the hearing to [email protected] and 845-255-0100 by 4:00 p.m. the day of the hearing. Please note “CPF Hearing” in the subject. 2) Written comments may be dropped in the Town’s drop box in ad-vance of the hearing at the Town Courthouse, 23 Plattekill Avenue, New Paltz, New York 12561 by 4:00 p.m. the day of the hearing. Please observe the recommendations of the CDC regarding dis-tancing and use of masks. All comments so re-ceived in advance of the hearing will be noted in the hearing record. [Interested persons may also comment by email to [email protected] on the date of the hearing or via telephone at 845-255-0100 from the time of opening the hearing until the close of the hearing.]

All reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities. In such a case, please notify the Town Clerk in advance at the above address or by phone 845-255-0100 so that arrangements can be made.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a copy of said proposed local law is available for review on the Town’s website.

By order of the Town Board of the Town of New Paltz, dated July 6, 2020.

Rosana Rosenkranse Town ClerkTown of New Paltz

LEGAL NOTICENOTICE OF HEARINGTOWN OF NEW PALTZPLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing

will be held by the Town Board of the Town of New Paltz on July 16, 2020 at 7:00 o’clock P.M. local time for the proposed Local Law C (Pro-posed) of 2020 establishing a Community Pres-


ervation Project Plan pursuant to Section 6-s of the General Municipal Law, and to hear all inter-ested persons regarding the proposed local law.


All interested persons will be given an oppor-tunity to be heard as follows: 1) The public is en-couraged to submit written comments by email or telephone in advance of the hearing to [email protected] and 845-255-0100 by 4:00 p.m. the day of the hearing. Please note “CPF Hearing” in the subject. 2) Written comments may be dropped in the Town’s drop box in ad-vance of the hearing at the Town Courthouse, 23 Plattekill Avenue, New Paltz, New York 12561 by 4:00 p.m. the day of the hearing. Please observe the recommendations of the CDC regarding dis-tancing and use of masks. All comments so re-ceived in advance of the hearing will be noted in the hearing record. [Interested persons may also comment by email to [email protected] or by telephone to 845-255-0100 on the date of the hearing from the time of opening the hearing until the close of the hearing.]




Rosana Rosenkranse Town ClerkLEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGTOWN OF NEW PALTZPLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hear-

ing will be held by the Town Board of the Town of New Paltz on July 16, 2020 at 7:00 o’clock P.M. local time for the proposed Local Law D (Proposed) of 2020 establishing a transfer tax pursuant to Article 33-B of the NYS Tax Law to be used for the purposes provided in the Com-munity Preservation Fund established pursuant to Section 6-s of the General Municipal Law, and to hear all interested persons regarding the pro-posed local law.


All interested persons will be given an oppor-tunity to be heard as follows: 1) The public is en-couraged to submit written comments by email or telephone in advance of the hearing to [email protected] and 845-255-0100 by 4:00 p.m. the day of the hearing. Please note “CPF Hearing” in the subject. 2) Written comments may be dropped in the Town’s drop box in ad-vance of the hearing at the Town Courthouse, 23 Plattekill Avenue, New Paltz, New York 12561 by 4:00 p.m. the day of the hearing. Please observe the recommendations of the CDC regarding dis-tancing and use of masks. All comments so re-ceived in advance of the hearing will be noted in the hearing record. [Interested persons may also comment by email to [email protected] or phone at 845-255-0100 on the date of the hearing from the time of opening the hearing until the close of the hearing.]




Rosana Rosenkranse Town ClerkLEGAL NOTICE

MAGOSA WOODWORKS LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec of State (NYSS) 6/5/2020. Office in Greene Co. SSNY designated agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 4985 Route 32, Catskill, NY 12414. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Com-pany (LLC): MOUNT SINAI OLIVE OIL LLC. Arti-cles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 6/22/2020. Office location: 33 Rustic Road, Big Indian, NY, Ulster County. The Secretary of the State of New York has been designated as agent of MOUNT SINAI OLIVE OIL LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Secretary of State of New York shall mail a copy of process to: MOUNT SINAI OLIVE OIL LLC, 33 Rustic Road, Big Indian, NY 12410. The purpose of the LLC is for any lawful acts or activities. There is no date upon which the LLC is to dissolve.LEGAL NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that an order entered by the Supreme Court, Ulster County, on the 2 day of March, 2020, bearing Index Number 2020-0033, copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 244 Fair Street, 2nd Floor, Kingston, N.Y. grants me the right, effective on the 20 day of June, 2020, to assume the name of Samantha Lauren Ferraro. My present address is 4907 Rt. 212 Willow, NY

12495, the date of my birth is 08-07-1986, the place of my birth is New York City; my present name is Samantha Margalit.LEGAL NOTICE

TOWN OF LLOYD TOWN BOARDNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing

will be held remotely by the Town of Lloyd Town Board on the 15th day of July, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. to consider the adoption of Local Law D of 2020, a local law to establish a moratorium on certain applications for development approvals. Please contact the Town Clerk for access information for the public hearing at [email protected].

For a period of three (3) months from the ef-fective date of this local law, no applications for development approvals for continuing care retire-ment communities or any uses in the Highway Business District shall be accepted or consid-ered by officials or boards of the Town of Lloyd. The term “development approvals” shall mean any approvals required for land use development in the Town of Lloyd, including, without limitation, applications for subdivision approval, any special use permit, site plan approval, any variance, and/or any building or demolition permit. This local law is binding on all Town boards and of-ficials and on all persons needing development approvals within the Town of Lloyd.

The law provides that the moratorium may be extended for one (1) additional period of three (3) months by resolution of the Town Board upon a finding of the necessity for such extension.

The purpose of this local law is to temporar-ily suspend the above referenced actions while the Town considers and adopts changes and up-dates to the Town of Lloyd Zoning Code.

Copies of the proposed local law are available on the Town website at www.townoflloyd.com or may be requested from the Town Clerk of the Town of Lloyd.

ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to question the Town of Lloyd Town Board and shall have the opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.

Dated: July 2, 2020 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF LLOYD

Wendy Rosinski, Town ClerkLEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE TO RESPONDERS: Sealed pro-posals for RFP-UC20-033 ULSTER COUNTY TOURISM ADVERTISING will be received on or before Friday, August 14, 2020 at 4:00 PM at the Ulster County Purchasing Department, 244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY. Specifi-cations and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at www.co.ul-ster.ny.us/purchasing.

Ed Jordan, Ulster County Director of Purchas-ingLEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Com-pany (LLC): Serenity Lifestyle LLC Articles of Or-ganization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on June 16, 2020. Office location: Ulster County. SSNY has been desig-nated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Serenity Lifestyle LLC 1085 State Route 28A West Hurley, NY 12491. Purpose: Any lawful acts or activities.LEGAL NOTICE

Stars And Stripes Lawn Service L.L.C. Filed 5/14/20. Office: Ulster Co. SSNY desig. as agent for process & shall mail to: c/o Eric Agun-zo, 37 Mulberry Ln, Milton, NY 12547. Purpose: General.LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE TOWN OF NEW PALTZ ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN OF NEW PALTZ, COUNTY OF ULSTER via WebEx ON:

DATE: July 22, 2020 TIME: 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the

matter can be heard. FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING

THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION OF: ZBA 20-50, Homeland Towers, LLC and Verizon Wireless, for 60 Jansen Road, New Paltz, SBL # 86.8-2-16, is seeking a Use Variance for relief to locate a personal wireless service facility consisting of a 150-foot monopole with a fenced equipment compound at the base as the facility is proposed outside of the Town’s Wireless Overlay District. This matter has been classified as a Type I action under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (“SEQRA”).

This meeting will be held via WebEx. All interested parties may attend the meeting by calling the telephone number as follows: 1-408-418-9388. Access Code: 132 827 4140 Password: 5678

The application and supporting documents are available for public review on the Town of New Paltz website, Committees – Zoning Board – Current Items Under Review, found at http://www.townofnewpaltz.org.

At 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, the public hearing will be opened and the Zoning Board of Appeals will ac-cept comments from all interested members of the public. The public hearing may be closed or continued at the Zoning Board of Appeals’ dis-cretion.

In accordance with Executive Order 202.1 issued by New York State Governor Andrew Cuo-mo on March 12, 2020 suspending the New York State Open Meetings Law (Article 7 of the Public Officers Law) to the extent necessary to permit public bodies to meet and take actions without permitting in public in-person access to meet-ings and authorizing such meetings to be held remotely by conference call or similar service, physical attendance by the public at the meeting will not be permitted. The public may view or listen to the meeting via WebEx as set forth above and a recording of the meeting will subsequently be made available on New Paltz Government Meetings YouTube channel the following day: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx_gKl1M_G1YAumRIihs Q/vid-eos.

The Town of New Paltz will make every ef-fort to assure that the hearing is accessible

to persons with disabilities. Anyone requir-ing special assistance and/or reasonable accommodations should contact the Town Clerk. All interested parties are invited to attend.

ALL PARTIES FOR OR AGAINST SAID SUB-JECT WILL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD IN RESPECT TO THIS APPLICA-TION.

Pat Atkins, Secretary, Town of New Paltz Zon-ing Board of AppealsLEGAL NOTICE

Town of Woodstock Planning Board will be having a Virtual Meeting Thursday, July 16, 2020 at 7 pm LEGAL NOTICE

Legal Notice of EstoppelNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the resolution

which is published herewith, has been adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Saugerties, New York, on June 17, 2020, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obliga-tions were authorized for an object or purpose for which said Town is not authorized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of pub-lication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty (20) days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution.

Dated: June 17, 2020Saugerties, New YorkLisa A. Stanley, Town ClerkRESOLUTION 2020BOND RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF SAU-

GERTIES, NEW YORK (THE “TOWN”), DATED JUNE 17, 2020, AUTHORIZING VARIOUS CAPI-TAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE MALDEN SEWER DISTRICT, ESTIMATING THE AGGREGATE COST THEREOF TO BE $446,500.00; APPROPRIAT-ING SAID AMOUNT THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZ-ING THE ISSUANCE OF SERIAL BONDS OF THE TOWN IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $256,500.00 PURSUANT TO THE LOCAL FINANCE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO FINANCE SAID PURPOSE AND DELEGATING THE POWER TO ISSUE SAID BONDS, AND NOTES IN ANTICIPATION THEREOF, TO THE TOWN SUPERVISOR.

Resolution by Board Member Ivino Seconded by Board Member Thornton

WHEREAS, the Board of the Town has ap-proved certain capital improvements to the Mal-den Sewer District (the “District”), and resolved that such improvements are to be made at an estimated maximum cost of $446,500.00; and

WHEREAS, Brinnier and Larios, P.C., a reputed engineering firm retained by the Town (the “En-gineer”), has advised the Town Board that the estimated cost of the completion of necessary repairs and/or replacement (the “Project”) will be approximately Four Hundred Forty-Six Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($446,500.00); and

WHEREAS, the Town has received funding from the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (“GOSR Funds”) in the amount of One Hundred Ninety Thousand ($190,000.00) Dollars to pro-vide financial assistance for a portion of the cost of the Project; and

WHEREAS, the Town desires to issue bonds in an amount up to Two Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($256,500.00) to pay for the balance of the cost of the Project as deter-mined by the Engineer; and

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, by the Town Board of the Town of Saugerties, New York, as follows:

SECTION 1Pursuant to Sections 31.00 and 32.00 of the

Local Finance Law, constituting Chapter 33-A of the Consolidated Laws of the State of New York (the “Law”), the Town hereby authorizes the Project and its components listed below, the maximum cost thereof to be $446,500.00, ap-propriating said amount therefor and authorizing the issuance of up to $256,500.00 serial bonds or bond anticipation notes to finance a portion of such cost:

(a) WWTF Hardening Contract, i.e. flood pro-tection and blower replacement (3) blowers;

(b) Engineering fees associated with the Influ-ent Pumps and Electrical Design for integration;

(c) Construction of a flood wall around the control building;

(d) Replacement and installation of existing submersible pumps (3), new slide rails, and mod-ify existing triplex plan;

(e) Electrical work associated with New Pump System and Blower connections and Panel instal-lation;

SECTION 2It is determined that the period of probable

usefulness of the aforesaid Project is thirty (30) years pursuant to Section 11.00 a. 4 of the Law.

SECTION 3The plan of financing includes the issuance of

$256,500.00 serial bonds or bond anticipation notes, payment of annual assessments by Bene-fit Units within the District (the “Charges”) and, to the extent of any shortfall from the Charges, the levy of a tax upon all of the real property in the Town to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same shall become due and owing.

SECTION 4The temporary use of available funds of the

Town, not immediately required for the purpose or purposes for which the same were borrowed, raised or otherwise created, is hereby authorized to be expended pursuant to Section 165.10 of the Local Finance Law for the Project described in Section 1 of this resolution. If such temporary funds are used for any expenditure authorized in this resolution, the Town intends to reimburse such funds with the proceeds of the tax-exempt borrowing authorized and identified pursuant to Section 1 above.

SECTION 5The proposed average maturity date of the

bonds authorized pursuant to this resolution is not expected to exceed five (5) years.

SECTION 6The bonds issued to finance the cost of the

Project described in Section 1 above shall ma-ture no later than the date of the expiration of the period of probable usefulness for each such

object or purpose.SECTION 7The Town hereby covenants and agrees with

the holders from time to time of the bonds of the Town issued pursuant to this resolution, and any bond anticipation notes of the Town issued in an-ticipation of the sale of said bonds, that the Town will duly and faithfully observe and comply with all provisions of the United States Internal Rev-enue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and any proposed or final regulations of the In-ternal Revenue Service issued pursuant thereto (the “Regulations”) unless, in the opinion of Bond Counsel to the Town, such compliance is not re-quired by the Code and Regulations to maintain the exemption of interest on said obligations from Federal income taxation.

SECTION 8Pursuant to the regulations of the New York

State Department of Environmental Conserva-tion, the Town has identified the Project as a “Type 2” action under to the State Environmen-tal Quality Review Act (“SEQRA”), and no further “action” as the same is referred to in Article 9 of SEQRA and SEQRA regulations, needs to be tak-en prior to issuance of the Bonds. Additionally, the Project the EPA has assigned “Categorical Exclusion Status” under the National Environmen-tal Policy Act to the Project requiring no further action thereunder.

SECTION 9Each of the bonds authorized by this resolu-

tion and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds shall contain the re-cital of validity prescribed by Section 52.00 of the Law and said bonds and any notes issued in anticipation of said bonds shall be general obli-gations of the Town, payable as to both principal and interest by a general tax upon all the real property within the Town without legal or consti-tutional limitation as to rate or amount. The faith and credit of the Town are hereby irrevocably pledged to the punctual payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds and any bond antic-ipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds and provision shall be made annually in the bud-get of the Town by appropriation for (a) the amor-tization and redemption of the bonds and notes to mature in such year, and (b) the payment of interest to be due and payable in such year.

SECTION 10Subject to the provisions of this Bond Resolu-

tion and the Law, pursuant to the provisions of Section 30.00 relative to the authorization of the issuance of bonds and bond anticipation notes, or the renewals of said obligations and of Sec-tion 50.00 and Section 60.00 of the Law, the powers and duties of the Town Board relative to authorizing bonds and bond anticipation notes and prescribing the terms, form and content as to sale and issuance of the bonds herein autho-rized and of any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, and the renewals of said notes, are hereby delegated to the Supervi-sor of the Town, as the chief fiscal officer of the Town. Pursuant to the provisions of paragraph a of Section 56.00 of the Local Finance Law, the power to determine whether to issue bonds and bond anticipation notes having substantially level or declining annual debt service, as provided in paragraph d of Section 21.00 of the Local Fi-nance Law, is hereby delegated to the Supervi-sor of the Town, as the chief fiscal officer of said Town. In addition to the delegation of powers de-scribed above, the powers and duties of adver-tising such bonds for sale, conducting the sale and awarding the bonds, are hereby delegated to the Town Supervisor, who shall advertise such bonds for sale, conduct the sale and award the bonds in such manner as she shall deem best for the interests of the Town; provided, however, that in the exercise of these delegated powers, he shall comply fully with the provisions of the Local Finance Law and any other order or rule of the State Comptroller applicable to the sale of municipal bonds.

SECTION 11All costs and expenses in connection with the

acquisition and development of the objects and purposes set forth in Section 1 above, and the financing thereof by the sale of bonds, including but not limited to, the fees and expenses of bond counsel, financial advisors, underwriters feasibil-ity consultants, counsel for the Town and other professionals, shall be paid to the extent permit-ted by law from the proceeds of the sale of such bonds.

SECTION 12The validity of the bonds authorized by this

bond resolution and of any notes issued in antic-ipation of said bonds may be contested only if:

(a) Such obligations are authorized for any object or purpose for which the Town is not au-thorized to expend money; or

(b) The provisions of law which should be com-plied with at the date of the publication of such resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty (20) days after the date of such publication; or

(c) Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution.

SECTION 13This resolution shall be published in full in the

designated official newspapers of the Town for such purpose, together with a notice of the Town Clerk in substantially the form provided in Sec-tion 81.00 of the Law.

SECTION 14This Resolution shall constitute the declaration

of the Town’s “official intent” to reimburse expen-ditures related to the additional costs of the Proj-ect authorized by Section 1 with proceeds of the bonds and notes, as required by United States Treasury Regulation Section 1.150-2.

SECTION 15The Project constitutes district improvements

authorized by article 12-A of the Town Law and, therefore, pursuant to paragraph b.(2) of Section 35 of the Local Finance Law, this Resolution is not subject to a permissive referendum.

SECTION 16This resolution shall take effect immediately.Ayes: 4Noes:0Absent:1Abstention:0Motion XX Carried / ____DefeatedTown Board Resolution on June 17, 2020


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CLEANING STAFF NEEDED; PART-TIME, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Great pay for right person. Must love to clean. We have an awe-some core group of dedicated staff ... come join us! Great working conditions and envi-ronment. Call Karen @ 845-663-8152.

EXPERIENCED STAIR & RAILING FAB-RICATOR. Must be able to read blueprints & field measure. Call Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. 845-255-5710.

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Masonry Work to be done at my home in Kerhonkson. Come & give me an estimate! Call 203-722-2118.

Kitchen Cabinet Designer: Experienced or Willing to Train candidate with the fol-lowing qualifications: Some remodeling experience, computer literate (able to learn design software), Sales experience, profes-sional appearance, non-smoker. Come work in one of the nicest showrooms in the Hud-son Valley. Email us at [email protected] if interested.

220 Instruction

TULLIN RANCH- Horseback Riding, Boarding and Events. Specializing in the Young Horse and Rider. Tammy Bradley, Owner-Trainer. Tullinranch.com 1480 Rt. 32, Saugerties. 845-481-4321 or cell: 845-901-2993. [email protected]

censed electrician or existing contracting company to take over this sustainable and thriving business. The company has been providing electrical services to residential/commercial clients in the Mid-Hudson re-gion for over 30 years & currently has over 3,000 active clients. The technical team is comprised of a master electrician, journey-man, and apprentices who have been w/the company an average of 10-20 years. The company experienced 15% growth for the last three years and is expected to exceed $1.3 million in revenues in 2018. Facilities include office, owned by the principal owner of the business and available for sale or long-term lease agreement. Owner is also available to stay w/business for up to one year to assist during the transition period, but terms are negotiable. Some owner fi-nancing could also be available to qualified buyer. e-mail: [email protected] or call 845-430-3073.

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410 Gardiner/Modena/Plattekill Rentals

2BR/2Ba 1200 sq.ft. Apartment. Off-street parking. Main floor of brick house w/fireplace and deck over 1000 sq.ft. is avail-able at reduced rent for P/T property main-tenance duties. 2nd floor of 23 acre private home. Quiet and serene property w/5-car garage. Must have experience in lawn/prop-erty maintenance. Please apply in detail. References required, no pets. No laundry on site. All electric property. Utilities not in-cluded. $1600/month. e-mail: [email protected]

430 New Paltz Rentals

Students/Working grads: 5-BR APT. for rent at 26 South Oakwood Terrace. Price now reduced to $600/r/m, includes every-thing except wifi/cable. Year lease from now til 5/23/21. Subletting permitted. Email me at [email protected] for more info and appt to see.

NEW PALTZ GARDENS APARTMENTS

21A Colonial Dr., New Paltz. 1 & 2 BR apts. Pets welcome! No security deposit option.

3-12 month leasing terms. Pool, laundry on site.

845-255-6171SOUTHSIDE TERRACE APARTMENTS offers semester leases for FALL 2020 and

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225 Party Planning/Catering

POTTIE FOR YOUR PARTY! HAVING A PARTY? TLK LLC. PORTABLE TOILET RENTALS. Weekend, Weekly, Monthly Rentals. We have Gray, White, Blue, Tan, Green (pine-scented), Pink (rose-scented), Red & Blue Handicap Accessible. (We also have a few w/sinks). Great for Construc-tion/Building Sites, Sporting Events, Con-certs, Street Festivals, Parks, Outdoor Wed-dings, Campsites, Flea Markets, Party Events, etc. Call 845-658-8766, 845-417-6461 or 845-706-7197. e-mail: [email protected]

260 Entertainment

TULLIN RANCH- Horseback Riding, Boarding and Events. Specializing in the Young Horse and Rider. Tammy Bradley, Owner-Trainer. Tullinranch.com 1480 Rt. 32, Saugerties. 845-481-4321 or cell: 845-901-2993. [email protected]

300 Real Estate

CLASSIC VILLAGE HOME: 2-BR, 1.5 B, Charming Classic House in Village. 3 min-ute walk to Village Green, shops, restau-rants. Corner property at Neher St. & Hill-crest Ave., very private, mature landscape, great sun. Separate Studio Bldg w/AC, at-tached 2-car garage w/storage loft. Gener-ous screened porch, bright large EIK, WBFP, hardwood floors throughout. Wood lined closets. Newly waterproofed 1/2 base-ment. Solidly built with quality mechani-cals. Town water and sewer. Pre-qualified buyers only. Close by Sept 1, 2020. PHONE INQUIRIES ONLY 646.413.9895. NO BROKERS.

350 Commercial Listings for Sale

Fully licensed and reputable Ulster County Electric Services Business FOR SALE. Owner retiring to spend more time w/fami-ly and traveling. Great opportunity for li-

300 Real Estate

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Beautifully secluded and totally convenient! This 3 BR ranch style home with an oversized 2 car garage is situated on 10 acres. Features a spacious living room with a double sided gas fireplace that leads into

the large kitchen and dining area. Off of the kitchen is an additional room that has a dry bar and indoor garden area which would be good for an in home office. Expansive Master BR suite w/ private bath. Downstairs is finished with dry bar, pellet stove, surround sound, another bathroom with another room which could be used as a guest room / craft room. Outside has a Jenn Aire style propane grill with island, covered patio, above ground swimming pool, koi pond and mature landscaping.

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435 Rosendale/Tillson/High Falls/Stone

Ridge Rentals

Near Rosendale; Efficiency Apartment, suitable for 1 person. Quiet park-like setting w/pond, on beautiful Shawangunk Ridge w/hiking trails at your door. $770/month with utilities. First, last and security. Non-smok-er. No pets. 845-658-9332.

470 Woodstock/West Hurley Rentals

$825/month; Newly renovated GUEST COTTAGE in BEARSVILLE. Large win-dows, brand new bathroom, kitchen. Won-derful grounds. On a private lane. Walking distance to Cub Market. Call 845-417-5282.

Year-Round Woodstock Rental. Beautiful, spacious, 3-bedroom house, deck overlook-ing landscaped backyard. 1.5 miles from Vil-lage Green. 8/1/20-7/30/21. $3500/month, utilities not included. Partially furnished. Email: [email protected]

520 Rentals Wanted

RETIRED IT PROFESSIONAL Wants to Rent a 2-bedroom apartment or small house, long-term, in New Paltz or surround-ing area. Call Bea 845-255-8457.

601 Portable Toilet Rentals

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603 Tree Services

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615 Hunting/Fishing Sporting Goods

GUNS WANTED. CASH PAID. Japanese swords, and Militaria. I come to you. Trans-fers, Estimates and Appraisals. Federal Firearms License. Spartan Trading Co., 90 Dug Hill Rd., Hurley, NY. 914-388-9286

660 Estate/Moving Sale

Moving /Estate Sale: Saturday, July 11, 10 a.m.-4 pm. Rain Date: July 12. 39 Halcyon Road, Gardiner, off North Mountain Road. Large and small furniture, many antiques, housewares, cookware, cookbooks (many new!) and wine accessories. Beautiful wom-en’s career clothing (size 6-8), dry-cleaned cashmere sweaters (size small/medium, many colors), winter down and wool coats (women’s/men’s), shelving, office furniture, brushed steel conference table, and sup-plies, cross country skis/poles/boots (wom-en size 6.5), artwork and decorative items. Questions? 845-255-0895.

670 Yard & Garage Sales

AIR Studio Gallery, downsizing Liquida-tion Sale. July 10, 11 & 12, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., 71 O’Neil St. Furniture, music, instruments, original art, prints, frames, die cast cars, collectibles, Beatle memorabilia & more. Please wear a mask!

695 Professional Services

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700 Personal & Health Services

SPORT OF IRON FITNESS- A Culture of Strength. NOW OFFERING $35/MONTH OPEN GYM. *State of the Art Strength Training Equipment* *Powerlifting, Strong-man, Olympic Lifting Equipped* *9000 sq.ft. facility including 1400 sq.ft. of turf. Group Training Sessions - Registered Dieti-cian - Youth Programs - Personal Training. 120 State Route 28, Kingston. Call Today 845-853-8189.

702 Art Services

710 Organizing/Decorating/Refinishing

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZER/HOUSE-KEEPER. Help w/everyday problems, spe-cial projects; clutter, paperwork, moving, gardening & personal assistant. Affordable. Fully Insured, Confidentiality Assured. MargotMolnar.com; Masters Psychology, former CEO, Certified Hospice Volunteer. [email protected] (845)679-6242.

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PRECISION CLEANING. Covid 19 Ster-ilization/OSHA Guidelines. Commercial, Residential, Medical Schools, Rentals. All services offered. Green/EPA approved. Flex-ible schedule. 7 day service. Insured. Free estimates. 845-235-6701.

717 Caretaking/Home Management

720 Painting/Odd Jobs

EXPERIENCED HANDYMAN WITH A VAN. Carpentry, painting, flatscreen mounting, light hauling/delivery, clean-outs. Second home caretaking. All small/medium jobs considered. Versatile, trust-worthy, creative, thrifty. References. Ken Fix It. 845-616-7999.

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725 Plumbing, Heating, AC & Electric

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740 Building Services

TLK LLC. PORTABLE TOILET RENT-ALS. Weekend, Weekly, Monthly rentals. We have Gray, white, blue, tan, green (pine-scented), pink (rose-scented), red & blue handicap accessible. (We also have a few w/sinks). Great for Construction/Building Sites, Sporting Events, Concerts, Street Fes-tivals, Parks, Outdoor Weddings, Camp-sites, Flea Markets, Party Events, etc. Call 845-658-8766, 845-417-6461 or 845-706-7197. e-mail: [email protected]

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760 Gardening/Landscaping

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950 Animals

Look who’s being cared for at Saugerties Animal Shelter! We have such loving adult cats & kittens just waiting to become part of your family. ROSE: 2-year old beautiful peach color short hair cat girl. ROSE cele-brated Mothers Day w/her five kittens, who’ll be available for adoption soon. Please put your applications in at www.saugerties-animalshelter.com Remember: 2 kittens aren’t twice as much fun as 1 kitten; they’re 10 times the fun! Also- They’ll always have each other as company. And- you will re-ceive twice the love! If you’re interested in adopting a kitten, this is a perfect time to meet the adorable, lively kittens at Sau-gerties Animal Shelter. Kitten season is al-most all year long!! Teenage kittens are be-tween 10-14 months old. That time-frame can vary as each kitten is an individual. We occasionally have puppies. Put your appli-cations in and we will call you when we have puppies who are available. These are the Dogs available for adoption. MOLLY: super sweet, spayed, 7-year old Pittie Lab girl. She’s good w/larger dogs but no cats, please. Molly’s tail never stops wagging. VERA: about 2-years old & a beautiful pitty mix. She must be an only pet. She wants to love


only you! Since we care about everyone’ssafety, especially during this health crisis,the shelter is open by appointment only. Ap-pointments are available for Tuesdays,Thursdays and Saturdays. Please call845-679-0339 to make an appointment tomeet your new love! Saugerties AnimalShelter- 1765 NY-212, Saugerties, NY 12477.(SAS is located behind the transfer station.)

960 Pet Care

WOULD YOU LIKE AN OUTDOOR CAT?Do you have a barn, garage, shed or out-building? Would you like to consider havingferal cats? You can help cats in need whowill help keep your barn, etc. free of rodents.The cats will be neutered/spayed and up todate w/shots. Please call the WoodstockFeral Cat Project at 347-258-2725.

L&M Pet SittingProfessional pet care visits

for cats, dogs, birds, and other exotic species.

Lauren Storm & Michael Steeley(607) 431-3392

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999 Vehicles Wanted

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Almanac | movie review

Uncanny carnage in the CatskillsShot in Sullivan and Greene, A Deadly Legend debuts on cable July 10

by Frances Marion Platt

Sad to say, but in the

past few months the pan-demic has put a damper on the Hudson Valley’s newfound popularity as a filmmaking wonder-

land. But the stream of new movies and TV series shot here in recent years hasn’t yet dried up altogether. Slated for release on July 10 via a variety of cable on-demand platforms, including iTunes, Google and Amazon Prime, is a new independently produced super-natural thriller titled A Deadly Legend. It was filmed in Sullivan and Greene County, and producers Kristen Anne Ferraro and Eric Wolf – d/b/a REM-cycle Media, Inc. – are based in Wurts-boro. It’s their first feature-length ef-fort.

Ferraro plays the female lead, while Wolf, who wrote the screenplay, portrays a secondary character. With help from the Hudson Valley Film Commission and New Paltz-based Heidi Eklund’s Hudson Valley Casting, they managed, despite a modest production budget, to attach some notable actors to the proj-ect, including Judd Hirsch and Corbin Bernsen – both of whom have homes in the mid-Hudson – as well as Lori Petty.

Don’t be misled by the plot synopsis, which at first glance makes A Deadly Legend sound like it could be a retread of cheesy occult horror tropes: “Joan Huntar, a real-estate developer, buys an old summer camp. However, the property has a dark history of supernatural wor-ship and human sacrifice. A celebration weekend turns deadly when construction uncovers the mythical Stonehenge of America. Deadly spirits are awakened and kill to gain control of this supernat-ural gateway. Unable to escape, Joan and her family must fight for survival and defeat the spirits from beyond.”

More blood libel against innocent Wiccans? Say it ain’t so! In fact, while Wolf had homage to classic gorefests of the Seventies and Eighties on his mind when writing the script, he says that they hired a self-described “historical magick consultant,” Chester-based Deidra Cate-ro of the Magick Grove, to review the film’s portrayals of Druidic beliefs and practices. She made sure that no anti-Pa-gan religious bias was being expressed. There are evil forces at work in the story, to be sure, but they’re unleashed by what Wolf terms “a rogue Druid.”

Druidism being warped to foul pur-poses in a defunct summer camp in Sul-livan County? The intriguing speculative premise here is that bluestone, used to construct the megaliths at Stonehenge, isn’t indigenous to ancient Britain’s Salis-bury Plain, but had to be imported by ship from somewhere across the English Channel. So why not all the way across the Big Pond from the Catskills, thanks to descendants of the Vikings who came to Newfoundland circa 1000 AD? It’s a fun, fanciful way to spin the mysteries of all those strange astronomical align-ments of stones found throughout the Northeastern US.

The initial inspiration for A Deadly Legend was a short film that the couple made in 2017 titled She Came from the Woods, which toured the festival circuit and “won several awards,” says Wolf. The short concerned a scary campfire story that comes to life, but the conceptual

similarity pretty much ends there.“We wanted to do a call-out to the

great scare films of the past, such as Friday the 13th and Halloween,” Wolf admits. “But we wanted to take a run on some of the stereotypes of the genre. There are no scream queens. It’s got a strong female central cast, as well as a diverse crew. Hardly any of those old horror movies had women directors. So we hired Pamela Moriarty to direct. Not only is she a woman, but she’s half-Thai. This is her first feature. We also wanted to bring the characters to the forefront, with a strong story. It’s not buckets of blood. It’s a thriller, a ghost story, more than anything else.”

Among the target audience for A Deadly Legend, according to Ferraro, are “the hero single mothers out there who can be in their forties and fifties and still kick ass.” Besides fans of those aforementioned slasher movies, she says that REMcycle also has its marketing eye on “a younger audience who loves horror,

but also cosplay … a younger generation who are getting into crystals and their own power to overcome negativity.” (The Crystal Connection, a shop selling supplies for New-Age spirituality that’s housed in a former church in Wurtsboro, is the setting for scenes crucial to the de-velopment of some of the key characters, she notes.)

Adds Wolf, “This movie should appeal to folks who love ComiCon.”

Along with plot twists, the produc-ers promise plenty of Easter eggs for horror-genre fans; Wolf ’s character is surnamed Renfield, for example, after the character in Dracula. And the tone includes what he calls “subtle campiness,” notably in the character portrayed by Lori Petty, whose exasperated call for a beer ends the film’s trailer on a humorous note. You can view it online at www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJMggkBZoIs.

The summer-camp scenes were filmed on the former site of Camp Jened in Thompsonville, which provided camp-ing experiences for handicapped people in the 1970s and is the subject of Nicole Newnham and Jim LeBrecht’s recently released documentary Crip Camp. Other Hudson Valley locations used for shoot-ing A Deadly Legend include Lumberyard Studios in Catskill, Woodbourne Lawn and Garden in Ferndale, Wurtsboro Wholesale Antiques, Wolf Lake in Wurtsboro, and several other sites in the Towns of Mamakating, Thompson and Wurtsboro. Check out the new movie on or after July 10 and have fun location-spotting!

J E A N T R E E

Kristen Ferraro and Eric Wolf.

CALL FOR ARTISTS!Kingston Annual 2020 is a new exhibition and

arts competition highlighting artists living and working in the Mid-Hudson region.

Cash awards will be given for first, second and third places.

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The Museum at Bethel Woods will reopen July 13Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

announced that The Museum at Bethel Woods will reopen on Monday, July 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week.

In accordance with New York State’s reopening guidelines, stringent protocols have been put into place throughout the campus to help fight the spread of the virus. All ticketing transactions will be contactless and will occur at the exterior box office windows. All guests in the museum will be required to wear masks and practice social distancing guidelines.

“We’re greatly looking forward to welcoming guests back to Bethel Woods,” said Eric Frances, chief executive officer at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. “The community and our supporters have been extremely patient and encouraging while navigating the uniqueness of this situation. As we look to safely open the museum, the health and safety of guests as well as staff remains our top priority.”

Due to spatial restrictions, the 2020 special exhibit, “Lights, Color, Fashion: Psychedelic Posters and Patterns of 1960s San Francisco,” as well as the Crossroads Gallery exhibit, “Raising Our Voices: A Century of Women’s Rights in America,’’ will be postponed until 2021.

The grounds, monument and Bindy Bazaar Trails will be open to the public daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Masks are not required on the grounds so long as social distancing is possible. Outdoor exhibits include the following:

• Meet Me at Woodstock, a new aug-mented reality tour that gives guests the chance to experience the history of the Woodstock festival first-hand

• Earth in Focus: A Celebration of How our Dynamic Planet commem-orates Earth Day, the environmental movement’s 50th anniversary and the many global strides made in preservation and sustainability.

• Crocheted Connections is an in-stallation by artist Carol Hummel, who stitched together colorful crocheted shapes that organically wrap, hug and embrace the trunks and branches of trees along the walking path in Bindy Woods Trails, creating an ever-changing environment vibrating with color, light, shape and form.

In addition to a selection of outdoor exhibits, Bethel Woods has introduced a socially-distant outdoor dining expe-rience — More Than a Meal: Dinner, Drinks and a Shpiel with Neal, beginning Thursday, July 9. The open-air market sheds are outfitted for a dinner curated with safety, comfort and taste in mind. Tickets are $45 and include a four-course prix fixe menu with a choice for entrees and starters, as well as “bite-sized” conversations exploring the ‘60s in 60 seconds with Neal Hitch, senior curator.

• Thursday, July 9 and Friday, July 10 — Zig Zag: The Art of Smoking.

• Thursday, July 16 and Friday, July 17 — The Many Hats of Woodstock.

The Center is also offering Bethel Woods @ Home — virtual programming for those unable to journey to the historic

site. Beginning July 15, this once-a-month series brings the sense of explo-ration and curiosity of on-site programs to the comfort of one’s home. Interactive lectures and workshops explore Bethel Woods’ historic legacy.

For upcoming events, a full list of precautionary measures and to learn more, visit BethelWoodsCenter.org.

NYS breweries collaborateTaking place on August 14-16, the

51st anniversary weekend of the origi-nal Woodstock event, the Peace, Love, Beer and Music Festival is a celebration of New York State craft beer and the extended community of musicians and artists. The festival will include three-days of programmed, live-streamed music taking place from breweries across New York State. In conjunction with the festival, New York breweries are brewing a collaboration beer titled “Summer of Love.”

Over the course of three days, more than 100 breweries and artists will broad-cast live with brewery tours, musical

performances, craft beer edutainment and industry folklore. Music lovers will also have the option to virtually tip mu-sicians, who have been greatly impacted by the pandemic.

“This may be the only music festival that will take place this summer,” said Paul Leone, executive director of the New York State Brewers Association. “Within 19 hours of online programming, pass holders will enjoy the shared experience only music can provide while also helping to raise money for New York’s craft beer industry.”

Music on the patioLydia’s Cafe in Stone Ridge will

present music on the patio on Satur-days from 6 to 9 p.m. on the following dates: July 18 — Jimmy Madison & Friends, July 25 — Shiri Zorn/George Muscatello Quartet, August 1 — Chris Pasin Quartet, August 8 — Pete Levin Trio, August 15 — Soul Purpose.

The cafe is located at 7 Old US Route 209 in Stone Ridge. For information, call 687-6373 or visit lydias-cafe.com.

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Mark Gruber new location

The Mark Gruber Gallery

has re-opened in a new location at #13 in the New Paltz Plaza — four doors up from its old spot and now next to the Royal King Dry Cleaners. That’s where you’ll find its debut exhibition, “Chasing Light.” Due to pan-demic restrictions, the gallery has also implemented limited hours: Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Sat-urday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and by appointment.

The gallery is also offering its museum-quality custom fram-ing. Face masks are required.

Oils, pastels, watercolors and photography by Kevin Cook, Sue Barrasi, James Coe, James Cram-er, Staats Fasoldt, Tarryl Gabel, Linda Puiatti, Hardie Truesdale, Marlene Wiedenbaum and oth-ers are on display.

For information, call 255-1241 or visit markgrubergallery.com. Changing the signs at the Mark Gruber Galley in New Paltz.

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